Vocabulary
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- give back: To return something you borrowed
- lead to: To result in some action
- into space: Toward or entering the region beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- works from: To perform one's job duties from a specific location.
- play in: To participate or compete in a game or competition.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- on to: Toward something; forward
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- for the world: Used to emphasize something would never happen.
- positive impact: A beneficial or advantageous effect.
- recovery from: The process of regaining health or strength after an illness or injury.
- speed up: To move more quickly
- work in: To make an opening for something in your schedule
- as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- enormous: Huge; very big; very important
- resilience: Ability to recover quickly from something bad
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- embrace: Act of holding someone closely
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- aggressive: Using energy and determination to achieve a goal
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- acquire: To get or earn something by thinking or working
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
- inspiration: Force making you feel you can do things, succeed
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- financial: Involving money
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
- remarkable: Interesting and unexpected, worthy of notice
- endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
- integral: Being an essential part of something; necessary
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- tragedy: Play that has a sad ending with many deaths
- anonymous: Unknown; with no name revealed
- dedication: Addressing book, song to someone to show respect
- praise: To express approval of something or someone
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- inhale: To breathe in something like air or smoke
- wealth: Amount of money or possessions you own, e.g. large
- mild: Gentle in nature or behavior
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- generosity: Giving or sharing things freely with others
- excel: To perform an activity better than others
- philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
- important: Having power or authority
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- great: Very good; better than before
- savor: To enjoy a feeling, taste, smell for a long time
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- reputable: Known and respected for being reliable or honest
- lifelong: Continuing through life; lasting a long time
- philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable
- adherence: Faithful support a cause, religion, etc.
- deference: Courteous expression of esteem, or regard
- 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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