Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- shell out: To pay money, especially when the amount is large or considered too much.
- going on: To continue doing something
- think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- unto itself: By itself; considered alone as a separate matter.
- by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
- play about: Behave in a careless or unserious way.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- change your mind
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- fascinating: To attract or interest greatly
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- unconscious: Not aware of what is going on around you
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- texture: Quality from different elements, as in music
- obnoxious: Annoying or rude; offensive
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- gut: To destroy the inside of a building , e.g. by fire
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- jerk: Someone you think is an idiot
- rage: Strong or violent anger
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- response: Something said/written as an answer to something
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- interpretation: Explanation of the meaning of something
- reaction: Bodily response to a drug or something eaten
- imitation: Act of copying or imitating something
- contemporary: Being modern, up -to-date, of this age
- strip: To remove your clothes (often sexily for someone)
- valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- gesture: Bodily movement expressing a particular meaning
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- harmony: Pleasing, attractive combination of parts, things
- spill: Accident when someone falls
- trace: To make an outline to determine a shape
- genius: Person displaying a high level of intelligence
- ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
- canvas: Special cloth on which an artist paints a picture
- array: A regular order or arrangement of things
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- provoke: To deliberately annoy to make someone aggressive
- simplicity: Being easy to understand or use
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- pretentious: Trying to seem more cultured/clever than you are
- minimalist: Emphasizing extreme simplification in form
- frank: Member of the ancient Germanic peoples
- embody: To make something into part of a body or system
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- paint: To make a picture with colored liquids
- close: Almost; near
- curator: Person who is in charge of objects for exhibition
- minimalism: Art movement emphasizing extreme simplification
- tint: Small quantity of a specific color
- coca: Type of South American plant used to make cocaine
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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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Why these all-white paintings are in museums and mine aren't
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林宜悉 posted on 2022/02/06Ever wondered why a blank white canvas can hang in a museum? This video dives into the fascinating world of minimalism and artists like Robert Ryman, explaining the art debates and surface textures that make these paintings so intriguing. You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary while exploring a unique cultural topic!
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