Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
  • at least: As a minimum
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • tell it like it is: To speak very honestly and directly.
  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • on behalf of: As the representative of someone
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • incredible: Very good; amazing
  • aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
  • compromise: To weaken your position or views
  • crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  • positive: Showing agreement or support for something
  • impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
  • negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • guilty: Responsible for doing something wrong
  • mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
  • tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
  • require: To demand that someone does something
  • platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
  • feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
  • bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
  • science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
  • spend: To use money to pay for something
  • existential: Philosophy concerning existence
  • lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
  • chance: The way something happens without planning
  • steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
  • succeed: To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
  • solar: Concerning the sun, or its heat
  • person: Man, woman or child
  • behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
  • include: To make someone, something part of a group
  • make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
  • future: Time that is to come after the present
  • pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
  • truth: Real facts about something
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • equity: Condition of people being treated the same
  • feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
  • fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
  • optimist: Someone who believes the future will be good
  • eminent: Widely recognized as a leader in your field
  • inaction: Not taking any action; not doing anything
  • nonlinear: Not in a line or straight progression
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • aspect

      US /ˈæspɛkt/

      UK /'æspekt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way something looks or seems to be
      • An element, feature, or quality of something
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • bear

      US /bɛr/

      UK /bɛː/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To accept (responsibilities or duties)
      • To give birth to a child; to produce fruit
      • Countable Noun
      • Large brown animal with fur that lives in forests
      • Someone who expects stock market to fall
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    • behalf

      US /bɪˈhæf, -ˈhɑf/

      UK /biˈhɑ:f/

      • Noun
      • As a representative of someone or a group.
      • For the good of someone or something.
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    • compromise

      US /ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/

      UK /'kɒmprəmaɪz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To weaken your position or views
      • To lessen your demands so as to reach agreement
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When you lessen your demands to get agreement
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    • crisis

      US /ˈkraɪsɪs/

      UK /'kraɪsɪs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
      • A turning point in a disease.
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    • eminent

      US /ˈɛmənənt/

      UK /ˈemɪnənt/

      • Adjective
      • Widely recognized as a leader in your field
      • Standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted; conspicuous.
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    • equity

      US /ˈɛkwɪti/

      UK /ˈekwəti/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Condition of people being treated the same
      • Value of a house, etc., minus the mortgage
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Stocks and shares which pay no fixed interest
      • The value of the shares issued by a company
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    • existential

      US /ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl, ˌɛksɪ-/

      UK /ˌegzɪˈstenʃəl/

      • Adjective
      • Philosophy concerning existence
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    • feedback

      US /ˈfidˌbæk/

      UK /ˈfi:dbæk/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
      • Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To give information or opinions about something to someone, especially in order to improve it.
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    • give up

      US /ɡɪv ʌp/

      UK /ɡiv ʌp/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To lose hope or admit defeat
      • To decide to not start to try solving a problem
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    • guilty

      US /ˈɡɪlti/

      UK /'ɡɪltɪ/

      • Adjective
      • Responsible for doing something wrong
      • Feeling or showing guilt; having a sense of remorse.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • impact

      US /ˈɪmˌpækt/

      UK /'ɪmpækt/

      • Noun
      • A striking effect or result to hit with force
      • Act or force of one thing hitting something else
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To hit or strike someone or something with force
      • To have a strong effect on someone or something.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • inaction

      US /ɪnˈækʃən/

      UK /ɪnˈækʃn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Not taking any action; not doing anything
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    • incredible

      US /ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl/

      UK /ɪnˈkredəbl/

      • Adjective
      • Very good; amazing
      • Really good; amazing; great
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    • look at

      US /lʊk æt/

      UK /luk æt/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use your eyes to focus on something
      • To focus your eyes on something carefully
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    • mention

      US /ˈmɛnʃən/

      UK /'menʃn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To refer to or talk or write about something
      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of referring to or talking about something
      • A formal acknowledgement of something
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    • negative

      US /ˈnɛɡətɪv/

      UK /'neɡətɪv/

      • Noun
      • The opposite to a positive electrical charge
      • In grammar, containing words such as 'no' or 'not'
      • Adjective
      • Being harmful, unwanted or unhelpful
      • In mathematics, being less than zero
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    • nonlinear

      US /nɑnˈlɪniɚ/

      UK /'nɒn'lɪnɪəl/

      • Adjective
      • Not in a line or straight progression
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on behalf of

      US /ɑn bɪˈhæf ʌv/

      UK /ɔn biˈhɑ:f ɔv/

      • Phrase
      • As the representative of someone
      • Acting as a representative of.
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    • optimist

      US /ˈɑ:ptɪmɪst/

      UK /ˈɒptɪmɪst/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Someone who believes the future will be good
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    • pessimistic

      US /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/

      UK /ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Having negative feelings about the future
      • Characterized by a lack of hope or confidence in the future.
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    • platform

      US /ˈplætˌfɔrm/

      UK /'plætfɔ:m/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Flat, raised structure that people stand on
      • Area from which you board a train at a station
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    • pose

      US /poʊz/

      UK /pəʊz/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
      • To suggest an idea, question or solution
      • Noun
      • False behavior to gain respect or liking
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    • positive

      US /ˈpɑzɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈpɒzətɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Showing agreement or support for something
      • Being sure about something; knowing the truth
      • Noun
      • A photograph in which light areas are light and dark areas are dark
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To stop something from happening or existing
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    • require

      US /rɪˈkwaɪr/

      UK /rɪ'kwaɪə(r)/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To demand that someone does something
      • To need to do something, to make it necessary
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    • science

      US /ˈsaɪəns/

      UK /'saɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Study of the physical world, based on facts
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    • solar

      US /ˈsolɚ/

      UK /'səʊlə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning the sun, or its heat
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    • spend

      US /spɛnd/

      UK /spend/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To use money to pay for something
      • To use time in order to do something
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    • succeed

      US /səkˈsid/

      UK /sək'si:d/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To have achieved what you were trying to achieve
      • To take over position of one who has died or left
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    • tell it like it is

      US /tel ɪt laɪk ɪt ɪz/

      UK /tel ɪt laɪk ɪt ɪz/

      • other
      • To speak very honestly and directly.
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    • tip

      US /tɪp/

      UK /tɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To pour or move something from a place, container
      • To give extra money for good service
      • Noun
      • End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
      • Extra money given for good service
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    • truth

      US /truθ/

      UK /tru:θ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Real facts about something
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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

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    UK/breɪv/
    adj.Brave
    v.t.To bravely face
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    Activist Greta Thunberg on how to make sure the word does not 'give up' the climate fight

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