Vocabulary

  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • get here: To arrive at a specific location.
  • as well as: Also; in addition to
  • to death: Extremely; to a great degree
  • go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
  • out there: In or to a place that is far away
  • hit with: To strike someone or something using an object.
  • live for: To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
  • have to: Must do
  • at risk: In danger; likely to be harmed
  • go beyond: To do more than planned or expected; exceed
  • such as: For example; like
  • in concert: Together in cooperation or agreement.
  • in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
  • structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
  • severe: Very bad; harsh
  • completely: In every way or as much as possible
  • consequence: Importance of a person or thing
  • unprecedented: Not having happened before, or to such a degree
  • culprit: Person who has done something wrong or illegal
  • barrier: Difficult situation preventing something happening
  • climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
  • decline: To bend towards the ground
  • prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
  • reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
  • suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
  • occur: To come to pass or to happen
  • sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
  • rapidly: With great speed; quickly
  • drastic: Serious, severe or extreme
  • intervention: Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
  • risk: To do something potentially dangerous or foolish
  • mass: Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
  • provide: To make available; to supply for use
  • withstand: To remain unaffected by something or someone
  • halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
  • ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
  • extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
  • record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
  • accelerate: To cause to occur earlier than expected
  • habitat: Natural place where a plant or animal lives
  • devastate: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  • normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
  • marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
  • increasingly: More and more; in greater degree or amount
  • depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
  • stressful: Worrying; causing tension
  • algae: Green organisms that live in still water
  • breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
  • resource: Something that can be used profitably; asset
  • solve: To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
  • wipe: To clean or dry something with a cloth
  • important: Having power or authority
  • manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
  • fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
  • hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
  • bleach: Chemical that disinfects and whitens
  • damage: Physical harm that is done to something
  • frequent: Happening often
  • cumulative: Getting larger slowly through more additions
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • expel: To force a person to leave a place or organization
  • great: Very good; better than before
  • concert: Musical entertainment performed in public
  • coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
  • return: To hit something back to the other player or team
  • healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
  • buffer: Data in computer memory allowing fast access
  • skeletal: Of the bones of the body
  • symbiotic: In an interdependent relationship
  • runoff: A second election to find a winner
  • ballpark: Facility in which ball games are played
  • underwater: (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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    • accelerate

      US /ækˈsɛləˌret/

      UK /əkˈseləreɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause to occur earlier than expected
      • To increase the speed or rate of something
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    • algae

      US /ˈældʒi/

      UK /ˈældʒi:/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Green organisms that live in still water
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    • as well as

      US /æz wɛl æz/

      UK /æz wel æz/

      • Adverb
      • Also; in addition to
      • Preposition
      • In addition to; and also.
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    • at risk

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • In danger; likely to be harmed
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    • ballpark

      US /ˈbɔlˌpɑrk/

      UK /ˈbɔ:lpɑ:k/

      • Noun
      • Facility in which ball games are played
      • Adjective
      • Approximate; a rough estimate.
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    • barrier

      US /ˈbæriɚ/

      UK /'bærɪə(r)/

      • Noun
      • Difficult situation preventing something happening
      • Structure or object that stops free movement
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    • bleach

      US /blitʃ/

      UK /bli:tʃ/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Chemical that disinfects and whitens
      • Transitive Verb
      • To use a chemical that disinfects and whitens
      • To make (e.g. hair) lighter in color; lighten
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    • breakthrough

      US /ˈbrekˌθru/

      UK /'breɪkθru:/

      • Countable Noun
      • Important discovery in doing something difficult
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    • buffer

      US /ˈbʌfɚ/

      UK /ˈbʌfə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Data in computer memory allowing fast access
      • Protection to prevent things mixing
      • Transitive Verb
      • To store data in special memory for fast access
      • To protect a thing by separating it from
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    • climate

      US /ˈklaɪmɪt/

      UK /ˈklaɪmət/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Typical weather conditions in a particular place
      • The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
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    • consequence

      US /ˈkɑnsɪˌkwɛns,-kwəns/

      UK /ˈkɔnsikwəns/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Importance of a person or thing
      • Outcome of an event; result
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    • coral

      US /ˈkɑrəl/

      UK /'kɒrəl/

      • Adjective
      • Color that is a combination of pink and orange
      • Noun
      • Marine substance made from bones of sea creatures
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    • culprit

      US /ˈkʌlprɪt/

      UK /ˈkʌlprɪt/

      • Countable Noun
      • Person who has done something wrong or illegal
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    • cumulative

      US /ˈkju:mjəleɪtɪv/

      UK /ˈkju:mjələtɪv/

      • Adjective
      • Getting larger slowly through more additions
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    • damage

      US /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      UK /ˈdæmɪdʒ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Physical harm that is done to something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To harm physically; to hurt or break something
      • To harm the reputation of someone.
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    • decline

      US /dɪˈklaɪn/

      UK /dɪ'klaɪn/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To bend towards the ground
      • To slope downward.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To lessen in quality or value
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    • depend

      US /dɪˈpend/

      UK /dɪˈpend/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
      • To rely on someone or something for support, help, or existence.
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    • devastate

      US /ˈdɛvəˌstet/

      UK /'devəsteɪt/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
      • To cause (someone) to feel extreme emotional pain.
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    • drastic

      US /ˈdræstɪk/

      UK /ˈdræstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Serious, severe or extreme
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    • ecosystem

      US /ˈɛkoˌsɪstəm, ˈiko-/

      UK /ˈi:kəʊsɪstəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Types of plants and animals in an specific area
      • A network of interconnected companies, technologies, and services that interact to create value.
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    • expel

      US /ɪkˈspɛl/

      UK /ɪk'spel/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To force a person to leave a place or organization
      • To release or push something (e.g. air) out
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    • extinction

      US /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃən/

      UK /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When every example of animal, plant is dead
      • The process of something ceasing to exist or be active.
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    • for the world

      US /fɚ ðə wɝld/

      UK /fə ðə wɜ:ld/

      • other
      • Used to emphasize something would never happen.
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    • frequent

      US /ˈfrikwənt/

      UK /ˈfri:kwənt/

      • Adjective
      • Happening often
      • Transitive Verb
      • To go to a place regularly
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    • get here

      US

      UK

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To arrive at a specific location.
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    • go beyond

      US /ɡo biˈɑnd/

      UK /ɡəu biˈjɔnd/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To do more than planned or expected; exceed
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    • go out

      US /ɡo aʊt/

      UK /ɡəu aut/

      • Phrase
      • To leave a building (e.g. a house)
      • Phrasal Verb
      • (Of a fire) to burn out; be extinguished
      • Go out of fashion to stop being fashionable
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    • habitat

      US /ˈhæbɪˌtæt/

      UK /'hæbɪtæt/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Natural place where a plant or animal lives
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    • halt

      US /hɔlt/

      UK /hɔ:lt/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
      • Noun
      • A temporary or final stop.
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hit with

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To strike someone or something using an object.
      • To suddenly realize or understand something.
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    • in concert

      US /ɪn ˈkɑnˌsɚt/

      UK /in ˈkɔnsət/

      • Adverb
      • Together in cooperation or agreement.
      • Phrase
      • Performing a live musical performance.
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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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    • in the world

      US /ɪn ði wɜrld/

      UK /in ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
      • Used to indicate the extent or degree of something, often in a superlative sense.
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    • increasingly

      US /ɪnˈkriːsɪŋli/

      UK /ɪnˈkri:sɪŋli/

      • Adverb
      • More and more; in greater degree or amount
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    • intervention

      US /ˌɪntə'venʃn/

      UK /ˌɪntə'venʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Getting involved to solve a disagreement, problem
      • The use of military force by a country in another country's internal affairs.
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    • live for

      US /liv fɔr/

      UK /liv fɔ:/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something the most important thing in your life; to find purpose or great pleasure in something.
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    • marine

      US /məˈrin/

      UK /mə'ri:n/

      • Countable Noun
      • Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
      • Adjective
      • Of the ocean or ocean plants and animals
      • Concerning sailing or doing business by sea
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    • mass

      US /mæs/

      UK /mæs/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Religious ceremony in some Christian churches
      • Large amount or number of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To gather people or things into a large group
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    • occur

      US /əˈkɚ/

      UK /əˈkɜ:(r)/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To come to pass or to happen
      • To be found to exist; to be present.
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    • out there

      US /aʊt ðɛr/

      UK /aut ðɛə/

      • Adverb
      • In or to a place that is far away
      • Existing in the universe
      • Adjective
      • Unconventional; strange; avant-garde
      • Existing or available.
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    • prevent

      US /prɪˈvɛnt/

      UK /prɪ'vent/

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

      US /ˈræpɪdlɪ/

      UK /'ræpɪdlɪ/

      • Adverb
      • With great speed; quickly
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    • reef

      US /rif/

      UK /ri:f/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
      • Rolling up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
      • Transitive Verb
      • To roll up sail to make it smaller in strong winds
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    • resource

      US /ˈriˌsɔrs, -ˌsors, -ˌzɔrs, -ˌzors, rɪˈsɔrs, -ˈsors,/

      UK /riˈsɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Something that can be used profitably; asset
      • An essential supply of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To obtain (e.g. oil, gas) from its source
      • To provide (a person or organization) with materials, money, staff, or other assets necessary for effective operation.
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    • reverse

      US /rɪˈvɚs/

      UK /rɪ'vɜ:s/

      • Noun
      • Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
      • Instance of a significant change, for the worse
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To drive a vehicle backward
      • To change to an opposite state, way or condition
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    • runoff

      US /ˈrʌnˌɔf, -ˌɑf/

      UK /'rʌnˌɔ:f/

      • Noun
      • A second election to find a winner
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    • severe

      US /səˈvɪr/

      UK /sɪ'vɪə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • Very bad; harsh
      • (Of clothes, etc.) plain; simple; not decorated
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    • skeletal

      US /ˈskɛlɪtl/

      UK /ˈskelətl/

      • Adjective
      • Of the bones of the body
      • So thin that you see bones through the skin
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    • solve

      US /sɑ:lv/

      UK /sɒlv/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To figure out a way to handle a difficult problem
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    • stressful

      US /ˈstrɛsfəl/

      UK /ˈstresfl/

      • Adjective
      • Worrying; causing tension
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    • structure

      US /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/

      UK /ˈstrʌk.tʃə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
      • A building or other man-made object.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To plan, organize, or arrange the parts of something
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    • such as

      US /sʌtʃ æz/

      UK /sʌtʃ æz/

      • Preposition
      • For example; like
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    • suffer

      US / ˈsʌfɚ/

      UK /'sʌfə(r)/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To experience pain, illness, or injury
      • To allow or permit something, especially something unpleasant.
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    • sustain

      US /səˈsten/

      UK /sə'steɪn/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To lengthen or continue to do something
      • To support or maintain someone or something
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    • symbiotic

      US /ˌsɪmbaɪ'ɒtɪk/

      UK /ˌsɪmbaɪ'ɒtɪk/

      • Adjective
      • In an interdependent relationship
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    • to death

      US /tu dɛθ/

      UK /tu: deθ/

      • Phrase
      • Extremely; to a great degree
      • Until death
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    • underwater

      US /ˈʌndɚˌwɔtɚ, -ˌwɑtɚ/

      UK /ˌʌndəˈwɔ:tə(r)/

      • Adjective
      • (Moving or existing) beneath the surface of water
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    • unprecedented

      US /ʌnˈprɛsɪˌdɛntɪd/

      UK /ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Not having happened before, or to such a degree
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    • used to

      US /juzd tu/

      UK /ˈju:st tə/

      • Adjective
      • Did regularly before, but don't do now
      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Have done before, but do not do now
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    • wipe

      US /waɪp/

      UK /waɪp/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To clean or dry something with a cloth
      • To spread a liquid on something
      • Noun
      • Act to clean or dry something with a cloth
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    • withstand

      US /wɪθˈstænd, wɪð-/

      UK /wɪðˈstænd/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To remain unaffected by something or someone
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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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