Vocabulary

  • have to: Must do
  • itching to: Desperate (to do something)
  • in half: Divided into two equal parts.
  • or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
  • after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
  • as long as: For the period that; provided that.
  • of course: Sure ; Certainly
  • as one: Acting or moving together at the same time.
  • on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
  • around the world: In or to many countries.
  • speak to: To address or communicate with someone.
  • start off: To begin or commence something.
  • think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
  • at least: As a minimum
  • based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
  • fade away: To disappear slowly
  • in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
  • without which: Used to indicate something that is essential or necessary for something else to exist or happen.
  • in court: Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
  • take on: To acquire a new characteristic
  • depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
  • think about: To consider something carefully.
  • potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
  • perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
  • ritual: Performed as part of a ceremony
  • guarantee: To promise to repair a broken product
  • practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
  • repetition: When something occurs again
  • ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
  • reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
  • feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
  • nausea: Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
  • brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
  • universe: All of space that contains planets and stars
  • religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
  • perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
  • effect: An advantage, benefit
  • fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
  • resonate: (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
  • illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
  • create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
  • religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
  • favor: Support or approval from people
  • spiritual: Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
  • conviction: Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
  • sacred: Worthy of religious worship; very holy
  • reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
  • nightmare: Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
  • shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
  • motivational: Concerning motivation
  • source: Piece of information; a person giving information
  • belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
  • author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
  • linguistic: Of or relating to language
  • placebo: Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
  • relieve: To make less boring by making some change
  • pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
  • compliance: Act of obeying a law, etc.
  • malaria: Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
  • ceremony: Special social or religious event
  • prefer: To like something better than something else
  • fairy: Small imaginary being that can do magic
  • folklore: Traditional beliefs and stories of a people
  • language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
  • rhyme: One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
  • change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
  • beg: To ask someone in an emotional way for something
  • superstition: Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
  • part: Division of a book
  • catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
  • world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
  • mystical: Awe-inspiring or mysterious
  • real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
  • invoke: To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
  • tradition: An event, custom or way common to a people or race
  • life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
  • work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
  • presidency: Fact or period of time of being a president
  • oath: Promise to do something
  • yoga: Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
  • latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
  • decease: To die
  • hebrew: Ancient Semitic language now spoken in Israel
  • hinduism: A religion native to India based on a caste system
  • abracadabra: A word said when someone performs a magic trick
  • recitation: Written text spoken aloud from memory in public
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    • abracadabra

      US /ˌæbrəkəˈdæbrə/

      UK /ˌæbrəkəˈdæbrə/

      • Noun
      • A word said when someone performs a magic trick
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    • after all

      US /ˈæftɚ ɔl/

      UK /ˈɑ:ftə ɔ:l/

      • Adverb
      • In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
      • Considering everything; used to indicate that something is happening or is true despite some difficulty or obstacle
      • Phrase
      • Despite what was expected or thought; in spite of everything.
      • Taking everything into consideration; considering that.
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    • ancient

      US /ˈenʃənt/

      UK /'eɪnʃənt/

      • Adjective
      • Very old; having lived a very long time ago
      • Relating to a period in history, especially in the distant past.
      • Noun
      • A person who lived in ancient times.
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    • around the world

      US /əˈraʊnd ði wɜrld/

      UK /əˈraund ðə wɜː(r)ld/

      • Phrase
      • In or to many countries.
      • In various places throughout the world.
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    • as long as

      US /æz lɔŋ æz/

      UK /æz lɔŋ æz/

      • Conjunction
      • For the period that; provided that.
      • For the length of time that
      • Preposition
      • On the condition that; providing that.
      • Having the same length as.
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    • as one

      US

      UK

      • Adverb
      • Acting or moving together at the same time.
      • In complete agreement or unity.
      • Phrase
      • With a single voice or opinion; unanimously.
      • In perfect harmony or unison.
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    • at least

      US /æt list/

      UK /æt li:st/

      • Adverb
      • As a minimum
      • Not less than
      • Phrase
      • No less than; at the minimum
      • Used to indicate that something is positive in a bad situation.
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    • author

      US /ˈɔθɚ/

      UK /'ɔ:θə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
      • Transitive Verb
      • To write book or articles
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    • based on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
      • Preposition
      • Using something as the main idea or foundation.
      • Relying on something as evidence or justification.
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    • beg

      US /bɛɡ/

      UK /beg/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To ask someone in an emotional way for something
      • (Dog) to sit up to ask for something
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    • catholic

      US /ˈkæθəlɪk, ˈkæθlɪk/

      UK /ˈkæθlɪk/

      • Adjective
      • One of many Christian belief systems
      • Noun
      • Person believing in the Catholic church
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    • ceremony

      US /ˈsɛrəˌmoni/

      UK /'serəmənɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special social or religious event
      • Rigidly formal way of behaving
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    • compliance

      US /kəmˈplaɪəns/

      UK /kəmˈplaɪəns/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Act of obeying a law, etc.
      • The quality of being willing to do what other people want you to do.
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    • conviction

      US /kənˈvɪkʃən/

      UK /kən'vɪkʃn/

      • Noun
      • Act of finding someone guilty of a crime
      • Strong belief in something, e.g. not needing proof
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    • decease

      US /dɪˈsis/

      UK /dɪˈsi:s/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To die
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    • depending on

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
      • Influenced or determined by.
      • Preposition
      • Subject to; contingent on
      • Relying on someone or something for support or assistance.
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    • fade

      US /fed/

      UK /feɪd/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • To cause to lose brightness of color
      • To lose strength or freshness
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    • fade away

      US

      UK

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To disappear slowly
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    • fairy

      US /ˈfɛri/

      UK /'feərɪ/

      • Noun
      • Small imaginary being that can do magic
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    • favor

      US /ˈfevɚ/

      UK /'feɪvə/

      • Noun
      • Support or approval from people
      • Small gift given out at a party
      • Transitive Verb
      • To prefer or promote over another
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    • feature

      US /ˈfitʃɚ/

      UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Special report in a magazine or paper
      • Distinctive or important point of something
      • Transitive Verb
      • To highlight or give special importance to
      • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.
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    • folklore

      US /ˈfoʊklɔ:(r)/

      UK /ˈfəʊklɔ:(r)/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Traditional beliefs and stories of a people
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    • guarantee

      US /ˌɡærənˈti/

      UK /ˌɡærən'ti:/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To promise to repair a broken product
      • To promise that something will happen or be done
      • Countable Noun
      • A promise to repair a broken product
      • Promise that something will be done as expected
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    • have to

      US /hæv tu/

      UK /ˈhæv tə/

      • Auxiliary Verb
      • Must do
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    • hebrew

      US /ˈhibru/

      UK /ˈhi:bru:/

      • Noun
      • Ancient Semitic language now spoken in Israel
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    • hinduism

      US /ˈhɪnduˌɪzəm/

      UK /ˈhɪndu:ɪzəm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • A religion native to India based on a caste system
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    • illness

      US /ˈɪlnɪs/

      UK /ˈɪlnəs/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
      • A particular instance or type of disease.
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    • in court

      US /ɪn kɔrt/

      UK /in kɔ:t/

      • Phrase
      • Present or being discussed during a legal trial or hearing.
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    • in fact

      US /ɪn fækt/

      UK /in fækt/

      • Adverb
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
      • Used to introduce a more detailed or surprising piece of information.
      • Phrase
      • Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that is surprising or contrary to what might be expected.
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    • in half

      US /ɪn hæf/

      UK /in hɑ:f/

      • Adverb
      • Divided into two equal parts.
      • Partially; to some extent.
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    • invoke

      US /ɪnˈvok/

      UK /ɪn'vəʊk/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To appeal for help/protection to higher authority
      • To use a law, concept, or right to achieve a goal
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    • itching to

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Desperate (to do something)
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    • latin

      US /ˈlætn/

      UK /ˈlætɪn/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
      • Adjective
      • Of or typical of a Spanish-speaking culture
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    • linguistic

      US /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪk/

      UK /lɪŋˈgwɪstɪk/

      • Adjective
      • Of or relating to language
      • Relating to the scientific study of language.
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    • malaria

      US /məˈlɛriə/

      UK /məˈleəriə/

      • Noun
      • Disease caused by being bitten by a mosquito
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    • motivational

      US /ˌmoʊtɪ'veɪʃənl/

      UK /ˌməʊtɪ'veɪʃənl/

      • Adjective
      • Concerning motivation
      • Providing encouragement; inspiring.
      • Noun
      • A speech or presentation intended to inspire or encourage.
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    • mystical

      US /ˈmɪstɪkəl/

      UK /ˈmɪstɪkl/

      • Adjective
      • Awe-inspiring or mysterious
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    • nausea

      US /ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə/

      UK /ˈnɔ:ziə/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Feeling of sickness so that you feel like vomiting
      • A feeling of revulsion; disgust.
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    • nightmare

      US /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/

      UK /ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Frightening, difficult or displeasing experience
      • Frightening or upsetting dream while sleeping
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    • oath

      US /oθ/

      UK /əʊθ/

      • Noun
      • Promise to do something
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    • of course

      US /ʌv kɔː(r)s/

      UK /ɔv kɔː(r)s/

      • Adverb
      • Sure ; Certainly
      • Phrase
      • For sure; certainly
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    • on the other hand

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
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    • or simply

      US

      UK

      • Phrase
      • Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
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    • perception

      US /pɚˈsɛpʃən/

      UK /pəˈsepʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Way in which one sees or understands something
      • The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
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    • placebo

      US /pləˈsibo/

      UK /plə'si:bəʊ/

      • Noun
      • Harmless pill for comparison in trial of new drug
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    • potential

      US /pəˈtɛnʃəl/

      UK /pəˈtenʃl/

      • Adjective
      • Capable of happening or becoming reality
      • Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future.
      • Uncountable Noun
      • someone's or something's ability to develop, achieve, or succeed
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    • practice

      US /ˈpræktɪs/

      UK /'præktɪs/

      • Noun
      • The office and place for legal or medical work
      • Doing something many times to become better at it
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To work as a doctor or lawyer
      • To live according to the teachings of a religion
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    • presidency

      US /ˈprɛzɪdənsi, -ˌdɛn-/

      UK /ˈprezɪdənsi/

      • Uncountable Noun
      • Fact or period of time of being a president
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    • reality

      US /riˈælɪti/

      UK /rɪ'ælətɪ/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
      • The state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined.
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    • recitation

      US /ˌrɛsɪˈteʃən/

      UK /ˌresɪˈteɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Written text spoken aloud from memory in public
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    • reduce

      US /rɪˈdus, -ˈdjus/

      UK /rɪ'dju:s/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
      • To boil a liquid until it has decreased in amount
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    • relieve

      US /rɪˈliv/

      UK /rɪ'li:v/

      • Transitive Verb
      • To make less boring by making some change
      • To replace workers with others
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    • religion

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

      • Countable Noun
      • Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Belief in God or gods that governs people's lives
      • A person's particular system of beliefs and worship.
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    • religious

      US /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      UK /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/

      • Adjective
      • Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
      • Relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity.
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    • repetition

      US /ˌrɛpɪˈtɪʃən/

      UK /ˌrepəˈtɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • When something occurs again
      • Saying something again
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    • resonate

      US /ˈrɛzəˌnet/

      UK /'rezəneɪt/

      • Intransitive Verb
      • (Of ideas) to have a big impact for a long time
      • (E.g. of a bell) to sound clearly for a long time
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    • rhyme

      US /raɪm/

      UK /raɪm/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • One of a group of words ending in similar sounds
      • Poem or song using similar-sounding words
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    • ritual

      US /ˈrɪtʃuəl/

      UK /'rɪtʃʊəl/

      • Adjective
      • Performed as part of a ceremony
      • Being done in a regular, expected or similar way
      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Social or religious ceremony always done the same
      • A series of actions regularly and invariably followed by someone.
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    • sacred

      US /ˈsekrɪd/

      UK /ˈseɪkrɪd/

      • Adjective
      • Worthy of religious worship; very holy
      • Being highly valued and respected
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    • source

      US /sɔrs, sors/

      UK /sɔ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Piece of information; a person giving information
      • Place from which something necessary comes
      • Adjective
      • Produces or provides what is wanted or needed
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    • speak to

      US /spik tu/

      UK /spi:k tu:/

      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To address or communicate with someone.
      • To indicate or suggest something; to be relevant to.
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    • spiritual

      US /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/

      UK /ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl/

      • Adjective
      • Of religious belief; believing in things of soul
      • Noun
      • Religious song from the southern united states
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    • start off

      US /stɑrt ɔf/

      UK /stɑ:t ɔf/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To begin or commence something.
      • To begin a journey.
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    • superstition

      US /ˌsu:pərˈstɪʃn/

      UK /ˌsu:pəˈstɪʃn/

      • Noun
      • Unproven belief that some things are lucky/unlucky
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    • take on

      US /tek ɑn/

      UK /teik ɔn/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To acquire a new characteristic
      • To accept a new responsibility, role
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    • think about

      US /θɪŋk əˈbaʊt/

      UK /θiŋk əˈbaut/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To consider something carefully.
      • To remember or call to mind.
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    • think of

      US /θɪŋk ʌv/

      UK /θiŋk ɔv/

      • Phrasal Verb
      • To look on as (being something specific); consider
      • To consider or remember something.
      • Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
      • To imagine or call something to mind
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    • tradition

      US /trəˈdɪʃən/

      UK /trəˈdɪʃn/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • An event, custom or way common to a people or race
      • Way of thinking or behaving used for a long time
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    • universe

      US /ˈjunəˌvɚs/

      UK /ˈju:nɪvɜ:s/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • All of space that contains planets and stars
      • Things surrounding a person, affecting their life
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    • without which

      US

      UK

      • Conjunction
      • Used to indicate something that is essential or necessary for something else to exist or happen.
      • Phrase
      • Lacking the necessary element or condition.
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    • yoga

      US /ˈjoʊgə/

      UK /ˈjəʊgə/

      • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
      • Exercise system to gain suppleness and tranquility
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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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