Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in terms of
- in different ways: Using various methods or approaches; with variety.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- for short: As a shortened form of a name or phrase.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- got to: To arrive at some place
- to date: Up to the present time; until now.
- stay up: To not go to bed until late
- stick: To push a sharp or pointed object into something
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- material: Cloth; fabric
- integrity: Quality of being honest, fair and honorable
- presence: The same place or area that a person is
- tricky: Difficult, so needing skill to do or deal with
- typically: In a normal or usual way
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- fluffy: Containing air and being light in weight
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- diverse: Being varied or different from each other
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- commodity: Something useful or valuable, usually for sale
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- incorporate: To form into a company or business corporation
- conventional: Following the common attitudes and practices
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- address: Exact street location of a place
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- landscape: Area or scene of activity, especially in politics
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- respond: To answer something or someone
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- bury: To put something into the ground and cover it
- sustainability: Property of being able to be continued/repeated
- static: Concerning electricity that collects on a surface
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- landfill: Burial of garbage, as to build up low-lying land
- unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
- horrific: Terrifying and shocking
- infinitely: Continuing forever without end; very great
- metric: Based on the meter as a standard of measurement
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- embody: To make something into part of a body or system
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- petroleum: Oil found in the ground used to make fuel
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- comprise: To be made up of (different parts)
- byproduct: A waste product made from making something else
- glue: Sticky substance used for joining things together
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- backbone: Strength and determination
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- purify: To make pure by removing unwanted substances
- osmosis: Diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
- need: To be unable to manage without something; require
- poly: Multiple; many
- monomer: Simple compound that can form polymers
- amine: Compound of ammonia containing nitrogen
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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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Scientists Created a Plastic That’s Infinitely Recyclable
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April Lu posted on 2019/06/12Ever wondered if we could truly recycle plastic forever? This video dives into the amazing science behind a new plastic created by scientists that's infinitely recyclable, and you'll pick up some fantastic advanced vocabulary related to polymer chemistry and sustainable packaging along the way!
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