Vocabulary
- bring back: To cause to remember
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- of interest: Relevant or important to someone or something.
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- right back: Said when someone says they will return soon, indicating you expect their prompt return.
- at present: Currently; now
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- in terms of
- go ahead: To start an activity; start doing, working etc.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- in general: Typically; usually; on the whole.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- by virtue of: By reason of; because of.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
- drive out: To force someone or something to leave a place or situation.
- in the flesh: In person; physically present.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- close: Almost; near
- living: To be alive
- egg: Hard-shelled thing from which a young bird is born
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- animal: A living creature that is not a plant or person
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- sheep: Animal with a woolly coat raised for meat or wool
- cow: Large farm animal from which we get milk and beef
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- greatly: An extraordinary extent or degree
- unknown: Not being known or famous
- bird: Animal with feathers that uses wings to fly
- big: Popular
- cross: Angry and upset
- passenger: Person who is traveling in a vehicle
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- limited: (Of a company) with a limit of financial liability
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- material: Cloth; fabric
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- select: To choose a suitable thing from a group
- ambition: Desire to win or be successful in life, work
- cattle: Cows or bulls on a farm
- disappear: To no longer see because it's not there any more
- permit: To allow something to happen; to give permission
- recipe: Conditions likely to create a particular result
- realistic: Looks or appears real; like things really are
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- cell: Smallest unit of living things in biology
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- examine: (Medical) to test to find out what is wrong
- illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
- breed: Kind of / sort of
- prospect: Opportunity or chance for success
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- nuclear: Concerning or involving the center of an atom
- evolution: Theory that living things change over time
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- relevant: Having an effect on an issue; related or current
- creation: Act of making something
- code: To express information in a series of numbers
- manner: The way a person acts, talks, or behaves
- extinction: When every example of animal, plant is dead
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- recreate: To make a past situation exist again
- germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
- isolate: To identify, consider, or deal with separately
- bulk: Most of something; majority of
- provision: Clause in a legal document
- scope: Opportunity for action or thought
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- primitive: Lacking a written language and advanced technology
- clone: To make an exact copy of a living thing
- undertaking: To begin; attempt; take on responsibility for
- offspring: Child or young of a person, plant or animal
- viable: Being capable of living, growing, and developing
- virtue: Benefit, advantage, or good result of something
- flesh: Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
- pigeon: Gray bird that is common in cities
- synthesis: Process of making something new out of other ones
- inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
- mammoth: Large extinct animal resembling a hairy elephant
- surrogate: Person appointed in the place of another
- constellation: Group of things or people that are similar
- coloration: The particular colors or pattern of color
- conserve: To save or protect something
- nucleus: Center of an atom
- endangered: To bring a person/thing into a dangerous situation
- flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
- sophisticated: Making a good sounding but misleading argument
- excite: To make something or someone become more active
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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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The Science Behind De-extinction
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Bing-Je posted on 2013/12/10Ever wondered if we could bring back the woolly mammoth or the passenger pigeon? This fascinating video dives into the cutting-edge science of de-extinction, exploring methods like cloning and genetic synthesis. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary while exploring the incredible possibilities and ethical questions surrounding bringing extinct species back to life!
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