Vocabulary
- pay package: The total compensation an employee receives, including salary, benefits, and bonuses.
- play out: To use up or exhaust
- in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- extreme: Very great in degree
- artificial: Dishonest, to seem fake, not sincere
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- strike: To hit something
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- roughly: Approximately; (of numbers) about; around
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- flaw: Quality that makes something imperfect
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- criticism: Article or essay that judges quality
- leverage: An advantage which gives you influence or power
- reverse: Setting that makes the vehicle go backward
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- arguably: Highly likely to be true but not certainly true
- decision: Choice made after thinking; final judgment
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- value: Importance you attach to something
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- damn: To cause the downfall or failure of; criticize
- supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- haven: Place where people can feel safe and happy
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- important: Having power or authority
- fully: Completely or entirely
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- entice: To attract someone by appealing to hope or desire
- endorsement: Support for a product for advertising purposes
- override: To make (rule or law) not be valid anymore
- competitor: Someone taking part in race, business, etc.
- startup: A company just starting its operations
- victory: Defeating or beating someone or something
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- multi: A prefix meaning 'many' or 'more than one'
- transcription: Something written from spoken material
- chancellor: High government official
- musk: Strong sweet-smelling substance used in perfume
- ceo: CEO for Chief Operating Officer
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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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Tesla Shareholders Approved Elon Musk’s Pay Package: What’s Next? | WSJ News
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VoiceTube posted on 2024/06/20Ever wondered about those huge executive pay packages and what happens when shareholders vote on them? This video dives into the Tesla and Elon Musk situation, breaking down the legal twists and turns you need to know. You'll pick up some fantastic vocabulary related to corporate governance and legal analysis that's super useful for workplace discussions!
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