Vocabulary
- in half: Divided into two equal parts.
- to the power of: Indicating exponentiation in math; repeated multiplication.
- in reality: Actually; in fact; truly.
- page out: Send a message via pager to someone.
- as many times: As frequently as desired or needed; without limit to the number of attempts or occurrences.
- as you wish: A polite way of granting a request or giving permission.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- move on: To decide to change or go to a different place
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- by itself: Alone; without help or assistance.
- average height: The typical or normal height.
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- get back to: To get in contact with someone again
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- confront: To make someone, e.g. who has lied, face the truth
- orbit: Path an object takes as it circles another object
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
- satellite: Device sent into space that aids communication
- animation: The process of creating moving images using drawings, computer graphics, or other techniques.
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- quarter: 25 cents
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- multiply: To increase in number by reproducing/having babies
- piece: A counter in a board game
- exponential: (Of an increase) at a faster and faster rate
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- qualify: To earn a qualification through exam, studying
- fast: In a way that is difficult to move or change
- empire: Group of countries controlled by one government
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- fine: Good, acceptable or satisfactory
- growth: Improvement, development in a skill over time
- type: Printed letters or blocks used for printing them
- silk: Fine cloth material used for making clothes
- height: Distance of something from the bottom to the top
- thickness: Distance between the opposite edges of a thing
- moon: To expose your buttocks as a joke
- narration: Act of telling a story and describing the events
- ed: Shortened form of 'editor'
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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【TED-Ed】How folding paper can get you to the moon - Adrian Paenza
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Yu Syuan Luo posted on 2021/11/20Ever wondered how many times you can fold a piece of paper? This video uses a super cool thought experiment about folding paper to explore exponential growth and powers of two, showing you just how quickly things can get HUGE! You'll pick up some awesome vocabulary related to scale and orders of magnitude in this mind-bending explanation.
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