Vocabulary
- such as: For example; like
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- have to: Must do
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- on display: In a place where something can be seen by the public.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- in principle: In theory; as a general idea, though not yet in practice or detail.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- human development: The process of improvement in people's well-being and quality of life.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- break down: To forcibly break, destroy or make collapse
- stuff: Generic description for things, materials, objects
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- extraordinary: Beyond what is ordinary; very unusual; remarkable
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- molecule: Two or more atoms chemically combined
- divide: To split numbers by another number, e.g. 6 / 2 = 3
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- remain: To be left behind; to continue to exist
- genetic: Of, relating to, or controlled by genes
- synthetic: Not natural; made from artificial materials
- sequence: Part of a movie showing one part of the story
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- planet: One of the bodies that orbit the sun
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- fate: What will happen to you in the future, often bad
- conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- extinct: (Of animal, etc.) having died out; with none left
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- century: Period of 100 years
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- draft: Withdrawal of money from the bank
- frontier: Border crossing between countries
- unveil: To remove something's outer covering
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- paste: To move computer data from one page to another
- university: High-level educational institution; college
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- genome: Complete set of genetic material in an organism
- molecular: About or caused by molecules
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- ancestry: Family or race from which a person is descended
- fingerprint: Generic term for any identifying characteristic
- dna: Chemical in living cells with genetic information
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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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