Vocabulary
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- stand out
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- look up to: To respect or admire someone
- in order that: With the purpose or intention that.
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- come to terms with: To accept something difficult or unpleasant.
- have to: Must do
- vulnerable: Being open to attack or damage
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- privilege: Advantage or right given to only certain people
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- chaos: State of utter confusion or disorder
- utterly: Completely
- spontaneous: Happening on its own, without anyone helping it
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- silly: Careless
- extent: Point, level or limit to which something reaches
- commit: To do something bad, usually a crime
- impulse: Sudden desire to do something that is not planned
- relationship: Connection between two or more people or things
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- stroke: When blood cannot get to brain, causing damage
- precisely: In an exact and accurate manner
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- peculiar: Not usual or normal; strange
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- pathetic: Causing feelings of sadness, pity and sympathy
- sane: showing good judgment and understanding
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- ostensibly: Apparently true or real, but probably not
- tragic: (Of a play, movie, or book) with a sad ending
- infant: Child in the beginning stage of life; a baby
- supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- inflict: To make someone endure (something bad)
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
- tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- person: Man, woman or child
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- fury: Rage; violent anger
- torment: Great mental or physical pain
- overwhelmingly: So it cannot be resisted
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- found: To become aware of something that is happening
- razor: Tool with a sharp edge used to shave beard or hair
- touch: To affect feelings, especially by causing sympathy
- unbeknownst: Unknown to someone
- partake: To have or take a share, e.g. of food
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- identification: (Card or paper) that proves who a person is
- clover: Small plant with three, or four, round leaves
- traumatise: To cause trauma and shock to a person
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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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Two Reasons People End up Bad Parents
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Summer posted on 2021/08/23Ever wondered why some people struggle with parenting? This video dives into the fascinating world of attachment theory and intergenerational trauma, offering deep insights into the patterns that shape our families. You'll not only gain a richer understanding of developmental psychology but also pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way!
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