Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- warm up: To gently exercise muscles before doing sport
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- continental drift: The gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- change over: To switch from one thing to another.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- feed on: To eat a particular food.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- hold in: To hide your emotions and not let them show
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
- take off: To remove, e.g. your clothes
- have on: To be wearing something.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- fit together: To combine or join parts properly or correctly.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at least: As a minimum
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- look through: To examine carefully to see what is there
- go away: To go on vacation
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- down under: A colloquial term for Australia and New Zealand.
- back up: To save a copy of your computer data
- going on: To continue doing something
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- back down: To admit you were wrong; stop claiming
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- warm: To become more friendly or to like something
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- water: Clear liquid that forms the seas, rivers and rain
- weather: Whether it is raining, sunny, cold etc. outside
- cold: Illness of sneezing, coughing, and a sore throat
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- green: Color of young leaves
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
- live: To be alive
- temperature: When you your body heat is above normal
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- gas: Elements in our air, like oxygen or nitrogen
- north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
- map: Diagram showing the geography of an area
- area: Amount of measured space
- heat: State of anger, excitement, or arguing
- quickly: Without taking a lot of time; fast
- cool: Steady and calm when facing difficulties
- happen: To take place or occur
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- blooded: To be initiated into something, e.g. a secret club
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- atmosphere: Air around us
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- continental: Of or typical of the culture of mainland Europe
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- land: Region or country
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- huge: Very very large
- feed: To give food, e.g. to animals or a baby
- scientist: Person who is trained in a science
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- global: Concerning, involving, affecting all of something
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- data: Facts or information used to calculate or analyze
- transform: To change the shape completely in a good way
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
- evolve: To develop certain features
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- compile: To put programming data into a computer
- coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
- drift: (Of sand, etc.) to be blown into heaps by the wind
- credible: Believable; that can be believed or trusted
- algae: Green organisms that live in still water
- el: An elevated railway, especially in Chicago.
- vapor: Tiny droplets or pieces of some substance spread thinly throughout the air
- marsupial: Mammal where females carry their young in a pouch
- methane: Colorless gas without smell often used as fuel
- Arctic: The regions to the north of the Arctic Circle centered on the North Pole
- permafrost: Ground that is permanently frozen
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
- iguana: Large herbivorous lizards with a spiny crest
- equator: Geographical line at zero degrees latitude
- possum: Small furry Australian animal that lives in trees
- adrift: Floating without direction; not anchored
- adhere: To support a cause, political party, religion
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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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Ecosystem Change
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Jan posted on 2014/01/08Ever wondered how human activities impact our planet's delicate ecosystems? This video dives into how changes in climate, from human-caused global warming to natural geological shifts, can dramatically affect environments and species. You'll pick up key terms like 'feedback loops' and 'continental drift' while exploring the science behind these fascinating changes.
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