Vocabulary
- see in: To accompany someone to the entrance of a building or room.
- due to: Because of; owing to
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- have to: Must do
- going on: To continue doing something
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- out of focus: Not clear or sharp in appearance; blurry.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- turn on
- get past: To overcome an obstacle or difficulty.
- land on: To come down to the ground or another surface after flying or falling.
- on the inside: Having a position of authority or influence within an organization or system.
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- in reverse: In the opposite direction.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- on the grid: Connected to the main utility network, especially power.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- in summary: Briefly stating or reviewing main points.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- overwhelmed: To defeat something or someone completely
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- slightly: Only a little
- flip: To turn your body in the air, as in gymnastics
- bizarre: Odd or strange
- straightforward: Easy to do or understand; not complicated
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- shrink: To become smaller
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- surface: To give (road) a top layer
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- tension: Feeling of anxiety and inability to relax
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- due: When something is required or expected
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- grid: Electrical network supplying electricity to area
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- source: Piece of information; a person giving information
- distant: Unfriendly; cold
- attraction: Theme park or fairground; place worth visiting
- appear: To be seen, become visible; come into sight
- crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- explanation: Details or reasons given to make something clear
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- block: Solid piece of material used for building
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- blurry: Being indistinguishable or unclear in shape
- intuitively: In a manner based on feelings rather than facts
- retina: Part of the eye that senses light
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- overlap: To lie over or cover a part of something else
- point: An item to be discussed
- blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
- front: Behavior not showing a person's true feelings
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- repel: To make or force someone or something go away
- summary: Brief, complete and accurate
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- magnet: Metal object that attracts or repels other metals
- interference: Unwanted involvement in the concerns of others
- outward: Going away from a place that will be returned to
- geometry: Mathematical study of shapes, surfaces, and space
- circular: Shaped like a circle or part of a circle
- merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
- mirage: Thing you think you can see but not really there
- blister: To form a painful spot on the skin after rubbing
- diverge: To move away from, in a different direction
- sensor: Device that detects movement or physical stimuli
- outermost: Situated the farthest possible point from a center
- diffraction: Bending light, etc. around something/through a hole
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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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