Vocabulary
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
- right for: Suitable or appropriate for a particular person, purpose, or situation.
- at least: As a minimum
- have to: Must do
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- start on: To begin or start doing something.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- to the moon: Increasing quickly and significantly, often in value or excitement.
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- extreme: Very great in degree
- ruin: To damage or completely destroy something
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- atmosphere: Air around us
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- victim: Person/thing affected by an unpleasant event
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- absorb: To take up all attention / energy of something
- hypothesis: A theory trying to explain something
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
- instantly: In a manner without delay; immediately
- vomit: Food coming back up from stomach, due to illness
- premium: Having a higher than normal quality
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- survive: To continue to live despite illness or trouble
- literal: Being the basic exact meaning of a word/expression
- disgusting: Having a very bad taste
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- leave: To go away from; depart
- waste: To kill or severely harm someone
- accidentally: Unexpectedly; by mistake
- broad: General; not detailed
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- asteroid: Very small planets that move around the sun
- dormant: Temporarily not active/growing
- mission: A task or role someone is given to do
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- crash: To damage an object by causing it to hit something
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
- poop: Feces
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- browse: To look around for things, e.g. in a bookstore
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- ultraviolet: Concerning light waves that are extremely short
- pee: To urinate
- seed: A person's children; offspring
- microbial: Concerning, involving or caused by being microbes
- browser: Software that lets you search for information
- teem: To have many active living things moving inside
- ozone: Gas protecting the earth from the sun
- deflect: To cause to turn in a different direction
- comet: Moving object in space, with a long, bright tail
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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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April Lu posted on 2019/06/30Did you know astronauts left poop on the moon during the Apollo missions? This video dives into the fascinating science behind that lunar 'waste' and why we might want to go back and collect it! You'll pick up some cool advanced vocabulary related to astrobiology and planetary protection while learning about this quirky piece of space history.
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