Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- look away: To turn your eyes in a different direction, especially because you are embarrassed, frightened, or upset.
- show off: To show your ability/possessions to try to impress
- put together: To build or assemble something small, e.g. a toy
- wave in: Signal or gesture for someone to enter a place.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in reverse: In the opposite direction.
- mess with: To interfere with or tamper with something.
- get with it: To understand and become involved in what is happening.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- to let: Indicates that a property is available for rent.
- stick around: To remain in place; not leave or go
- back to normal: Returned to the usual or expected state or condition.
- fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
- illusion: Idea, image or impression that is not correct
- native: Someone from or born in a specific country
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- mess: Something that is untidy, dirty or unclean
- paradox: Surprising statement containing two opposing ideas
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- tongue: Long, thin part of (e.g. shoe under the laces)
- substitute: To perform the tasks instead of someone else
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- commission: Money paid for a service, e.g. money exchanging
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- preference: Something that is liked/wanted more than another
- normal: Standard or regular way of doing something
- frequency: Number of repetitions of (radio or sound) wave
- forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
- channel: Long hole dug in the ground, e.g. to move water
- auditory: Of the process of hearing
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- hyper: Very excited or active
- optical: Concerning vision or helping people see
- earnest: Serious; determined; not light-hearted
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- descend: To go down; to move from a higher to a lower place
- pose: To be or exist as (a problem, threat etc.)
- part: Division of a book
- festival: Cultural event with a program of events
- projection: A prediction; guess about future developments
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- epilepsy: Medical condition involving fits or seizures
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- bar: Piece of (soap, chocolate etc.)
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- ascend: To rise, go up to a higher level
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- wizard: Man with magical powers
- flash: To appear suddenly and briefly
- happen: To take place or occur
- balloon: Thin bag of rubber filled with air, used as a toy
- hear: To be aware of sound; to perceive with the ear
- torso: Body (often dead), without arms, legs, or head
- sidewalk: Paved area for pedestrians, usually beside a road
- inaudible: Impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
- gym: Physical education taught as a class in school
- freaky: Strange and somewhat frightening
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- pavilion: Building in a park or garden with open sides
- chalk: To draw or write something with chalk
- matrix: Rock that surrounds rare stones
- horrify: To cause someone to feel horror or shock
- wavy: When something is curly or has curves in it
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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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8 Optical Illusions to Freak Out Your Brain
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Rosa posted on 2022/03/06Get ready to have your mind blown with 8 optical illusions that will totally trick your brain! You'll explore fascinating phenomena like the McGurk effect and Tritone paradox, picking up some cool advanced vocabulary along the way. This is a super fun way to dive into how our perception works and see some amazing 3D sidewalk art!
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