Vocabulary
- on the road: Traveling, especially as part of a tour or journey.
- in a hurry: Acting or moving with great haste; rushed.
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- no accident: Not happening by chance; deliberate or intentional.
- closer than: Nearer in distance compared to something else.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- pass through: To experience something, often unpleasant or difficult.
- at least: As a minimum
- chain of events: A sequence of occurrences, where each event causes or influences the next.
- set off: To start a journey
- off the chain: Extremely good, exciting, or impressive.
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- have to: Must do
- get lost: An impolite way of telling someone to go away.
- in the stars: Determined by fate or destiny.
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- stretch: To make your arm, leg muscles long to ease them
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- strength: Condition of being strong
- dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- gradually: Occurring in a slow manner over a period of time
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- cruise: To easily achieve
- dramatically: In a sudden or extreme manner
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- dense: Very thick and difficult to see, get through
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- advance: Forward movement by an army
- render: To cause to be in a certain state or condition
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- counteract: To reduce the impact doing something opposite
- autonomous: Able to control or decide matters by itself
- accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- minor: Not so large in size; not important or valuable
- collision: Act of crashing into someone or something else
- loop: A circle or curved shape, as when you tie a lace
- feedback: A response or opinion, about a service, etc.
- amplify: To increase the effect of something
- accident: Sudden unplanned event causing damage, injury etc.
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- exceed: To be greater in number, degree than something
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- daily: Happening every day
- density: Degree to which an area is filled or covered
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- spite: Wish to hurt another person; malice; maliciousness
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- automate: To make automatic by using machines
- cloud: To confuse the mind/judgment of a person
- successive: Happening one after another in a series
- downstream: In the direction of a stream's current
- roadway: Road over which vehicles travel
- slowdown: Act of slowing down or falling behind
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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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What is phantom traffic and why is it ruining your life? - Benjamin Seibold
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Celine Chien posted on 2020/08/23Ever wondered why traffic jams appear out of nowhere? This fascinating TED-Ed video dives into the science of 'phantom traffic' and how it affects commuters, using complex sentence structures and advanced vocabulary you'll want to pick up. You'll gain practical knowledge about traffic waves and emergent behavior, plus learn how self-driving cars might be the solution!
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