defeat
US /dɪˈfit/
UK /dɪ'fi:t/
- Transitive Verb
- To beat an enemy, team, disease
- To prevent something from succeeding.
- Noun
- When you lose a fight, game or competition
- The feeling of having been beaten.
B1Moreduty
US /ˈduti, ˈdju-/
UK /'dju:tɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Work required by your job or position
- A tax (on imported goods)
A2TOEICMorelie
US /lai/
UK /laɪ/
- Intransitive Verb
- To be in a horizontal or flat position
- To say something that you know is not true
- Countable Noun
- An untrue statement, when you know it is not true
A2Morenobility
US /noʊˈbɪləti/
UK /nəʊˈbɪləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being noble, admirable and honorable
B1Morerob
US /rɑb/
UK /rɒb/
- Proper Noun
- Person's name
- Transitive Verb
- To steal money or property from (bank or person)
- To prevent from getting something deserved
A2Moreruthless
US /ˈruθlɪs/
UK /ˈru:θləs/
- Adjective
- Not considering the feelings or health of others
B2Moretough
US /tʌf/
UK /tʌf/
- Adjective
- (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- Very difficult to do or deal with
- Noun
- A rough and aggressive person.
A2Morewar
US /wɔr/
UK /wɔ:(r)/
- Noun
- Situation where armies fight each other
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Vocabulary
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- defeat: To beat an enemy, team, disease
- ruthless: Not considering the feelings or health of others
- duty: Work required by your job or position
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- rob: Person's name
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- nobility: State of being noble, admirable and honorable
- run: To depart or travel according to a schedule
- war: Situation where armies fight each other
- chivalry: Noble qualities of knights, e.g. protecting women
- power: Legal or official right to perform certain actions
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- kill: To cause someone to experience a lot of pain
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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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