Vocabulary
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- cut down: To reduce your use of something
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- underestimate: To make too low a guess of something's size, value
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- pour: To fill a person's glass or cup with a drink
- liquid: (Of wealth) being able to be spent as cash
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- vertical: (Of a line, etc.) going up and down; not horizontal
- horizontal: Concerning the horizon
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- thin: Flowing with ease; with a high percentage of water
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
- width: Distance from one side of something to the other
- glass: Clear hard container used for drinking
- hat: Item of clothing worn on your head
- easy: Not hard to do; not difficult
- drink: To put water in your body through your mouth
- tall: High in height
- victorian: Typical of 19th century standards or conduct
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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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Minnie posted on 2021/03/09Ever wondered why you pour more into certain glasses? This video dives into the fascinating 'Victorian illusion' and how perceptual biases, like those affecting tall thin vs. short wide glasses, can trick you into pouring more! You'll pick up practical life hacks and complex sentence structures that make everyday observations super interesting.
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