Vocabulary
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- such as: For example; like
- tuned to: To adjust a radio receiver to the frequency of a particular station.
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- spectrum: The wavelengths of colors from red to violet
- exposure: Allowing light through a cameras lens onto film
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- impair: To damage or weaken something
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
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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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