Vocabulary
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- next to: Being located along side another
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- evolve: To develop certain features
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- efficient: Able to produce results without waste
- resist: To not be affected by e.g. a force or an effect
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- grain: Seeds of plants used for food
- principle: Moral rule or belief governing a person's behavior
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- spin: To make a ball rotate when throwing it
- performance: Act of doing something
- harness: To capture the power of something
- option: A choice
- due: When something is required or expected
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- drag: To reluctantly move or go somewhere
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- analysis: Careful study to better understand something
- justify: To give good reasons for something
- hub: Center of action or interest
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- rotation: Regular change of the crops grown in a field
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- pump: To make liquid or gas flow in a particular direction
- blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
- minimize: To make something seem small or less important
- diameter: Distance across the center of an object
- pointless: Being without a purpose or meaning
- marginal: Very small; on the edge; not important
- wrench: Tool for holding/turning objects of varying sizes
- curly: Having curls or waves
- turbine: Engine or motor that operates from fluid pressure
- rotational: Concerning rotation
- torque: Turning or twisting force
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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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