Vocabulary
- per year: For each year; annually.
- at least: As a minimum
- aside from
- from home: Working or operating from one's residence.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- have to: Must do
- come down to: To become in the end a matter of
- move out: To leave a house or flat permanently.
- in terms of
- hanging out: To spend time with your friends
- concerted effort: An effort that is planned and organized; a joint effort.
- walk around: To stroll or wander in a leisurely way.
- got to: To arrive at some place
- draw upon: To use something that you have gradually gained or saved
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- approximately: Around; nearly; almost; about (a number)
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- integrate: To combine together; make into one thing
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- avoid: To prevent from happening
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- generally: Usually; as a rule; by, to or for most people
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- valuable: Being useful or important
- prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- application: Software program, e.g. for smart phone
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- relate: To demonstrate a logical relationship between
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- tuition: Money that is paid for lessons
- notoriously: So as to be well-known for being something bad
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- accommodation: Adapting to become better at handling situations
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- campus: Grounds of an institution, e.g. a university
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- wear: To have clothes, glasses, shoes etc. on your body
- hockey: Sport played on a field with sticks and a ball
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- allocate: To distribute or set apart for a plan or purpose
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- extracurricular: Outside the regular academic curriculum
- stereotypical: In an inaccurate and simplistic manner
- scholarship: Work of learning, studying, acquiring knowledge
- unfamiliar: Unusual; strange or unknown
- geography: Study of the earth and its natural features
- maple: Any of various trees, some producing syrup
- differ: To be different; to be not like others
- workload: Work you are expected to do in a specified time
- claustrophobic: Afraid of being trapped in a small place
- enrol: To put someone into a group; to register
- mater: Use of the Latin word for mother
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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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Cambridge University: How YOU can get in as an international student
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