Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- got to: To arrive at some place
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- things change: Circumstances or situations do not remain constant; they evolve or transform over time.
- at least: As a minimum
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- ink in: To fill in an outline or sketch with ink.
- being creative: The state of using imagination or original ideas to create something.
- outside the box: Thinking in a new and creative way.
- in terms of
- stress out: To become anxious, worried, or tense.
- in school: Attending an educational institution.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- go along with: To agree to do something
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- procrastinate: To delay doing something that you ought to do
- aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- procrastination: Act of putting off something you ought to do
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- fancy: To want to have or do something; feel like
- cozy: Comfortable, warm, pleasant, and often, small
- fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- craft: To make by hand and with much skill
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- genre: Category of art, music with its own qualities
- companion: Someone who keeps you company, goes out with you
- curse: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- film: Thin layer that covers something
- fiction: Made-up stories; imagined events
- comprehensive: Including most or all things
- envision: To imagine or picture in your mind
- illustrate: To supply pictures to go along with words
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- visual: Of or relating to vision
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
- lavish: To use or give a lot of something
- development: Act or process of growing bigger or more advanced
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- science: Study of the physical world, based on facts
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- fantasy: Something imagined and very different from reality
- intrigue: To make someone interested or curious
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- aspire: To have a great ambition or goal
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- speculative: Not based on sure knowledge; based on intuition
- prose: Writing that is not a poem
- annihilation: Total destruction
- trilogy: Series of three connected works
- evocative: Bringing to mind thoughts, feelings, or memories
- artwork: the pieces of art, such as drawings and photographs, that are used in books, newspapers, and magazines
- workbook: Book for studying with spaces for you to write in
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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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Jude Chou posted on 2025/05/20Ever wondered how to build a whole new world or create unforgettable characters? This video dives into Jeff VanderMeer's "Wonderbook" and shares awesome tips for creative writing, especially for speculative fiction! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and see how simple sentence structures can still pack a punch.
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