Vocabulary

  • look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
  • also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
  • such as: For example; like
  • for example: As an illustration or instance.
  • lead up to: To prepare the way for; to serve as an introduction to.
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • like a man: To act bravely or responsibly.
  • used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
  • hand on: To pass or transfer something physically to someone else.
  • shoot up: To increase rapidly and suddenly.
  • take in: To allow to enter; receive as a guest
  • on a trip: Traveling; away from home for a period of time.
  • go on: To continue doing something
  • come together: To assemble or unite; to start working together.
  • torn between: Unable to decide between two conflicting choices or desires.
  • end up with: To have something as a result.
  • check out
  • with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
  • deal in: To buy and sell a particular product or products.
  • better understanding: An improved level of comprehension or knowledge.
  • in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
  • sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
  • vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
  • basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
  • character: Person in a story, movie or play
  • audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
  • reinforce: To send more troops/resources to support an army
  • position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
  • represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
  • theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
  • mean: Average of a set of numbers
  • state: Region within a country, with its own government
  • adventure: An exciting and often dangerous experience
  • film: Thin layer that covers something
  • consciously: In a manner that is aware, and on purpose
  • lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
  • relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
  • element: Essential or particular part of something
  • mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
  • layer: One of several sheets of a material or object
  • leave: To go away from; depart
  • treatment: Medicine or method to make someone healthier
  • promote: To try to encourage popularity/sales of a product
  • culture: Beliefs and customs of a particular group
  • assemble: To put parts together to make a complete unit
  • british: Concerning the culture and people of British
  • kind: In a caring and helpful manner
  • horror: Feeling of great shock or fear; thing causing it
  • build: Your physical shape; physique
  • argue: To fight or disagree over something
  • suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
  • armor: Defensive (e.g. metal) covering for bodies, things
  • suitcase: Container for carrying clothes when traveling
  • symbol: Image that means or represents something
  • set: Prepared for something; ready
  • pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
  • product: Item that can be bought
  • explosion: Loud and sudden expression of emotion
  • charming: Being very likable; attractive
  • spice: Plant used for making food sweet or hot-tasting
  • symbolic: Representing something, but without real effect
  • physique: The shape and size of a human body
  • hollow: (Of objects) having nothing inside; not solid
  • adverse: Negative or harmful
  • signify: To mean something; be a symbol of something
  • iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
  • spacecraft: Vehicle capable of traveling to outer space
  • necklace: Piece of jewelry that hangs around the neck
  • symbolize: To represent to show a thing's essential character
  • semantic: Concerning the different meanings of words
  • conjure: To make an image/idea to come into the imagination
  • hypothetically: In a hypothetical way; as an example
  • enigma: Person or thing that is hard to understand
  • decode: To translate from code into the plain text
  • christianity: Beliefs, practices based on teachings of Jesus
  • etcetera: More of the same; and so on
  • tagline: Ending line in a joke or story that make a point
  • skyline: Outline of objects seen against the sky
  • spaceship: Spacecraft designed to travel into space
  • superhero: Fictional character who fights evil
  • horseback: On horseback riding on the back of a horse
  • topless: Wearing no hat or no shirt
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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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    Roland Barthes | Semiotic Theory Explained

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    Ever wondered how signs and symbols shape our world? Dive into Roland Barthes' fascinating semiotic theory and learn how different codes like action, symbolic, and cultural ones influence meaning, which is super helpful for media students! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and gain a deeper cultural understanding along the way.

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