Vocabulary
- light on: To illuminate something.
- run by: To be managed or controlled by someone or a group.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- public outrage: A strong feeling of anger and shock felt by many people about something considered bad or unfair.
- run deep: To be strongly felt or held; to be deeply rooted or ingrained.
- perceive: To notice or become aware of something
- mental: Concerning the mind
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- thrive: To be or become healthy or successful
- intelligence: Collection of secret information about something
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
- shed: Small building used for storage
- stare: To look at someone or something for a long time
- threshold: Degree or level at which something begins
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- conduct: Your behavior
- endure: To last for a long time; continue to exist
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- alter: To change so (clothing) fits better
- fabric: Cloth or material
- notorious: Being famous or publicly known for something bad
- accountability: Responsibility to someone or for some activity
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- mentally: With or in the mind and thoughts
- torture: Hurting someone to force them to give information
- assess: To judge something's value or suitability
- infamous: Famous because of something bad
- silence: State of being quiet and not talking for a time
- induce: To make someone do something; create an outcome
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- mind: To be bothered or upset by something
- radiation: Energy transmitted as rays, waves or particles
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- investigate: To try to find out facts; to carry out research
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- euphoria: Extreme happiness, sometimes more than reasonable
- justify: To give good reasons for something
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- stark: Very clear and often unpleasant
- public: Owned by the government
- dose: An amount of medicine to be taken at any one time
- program: To make someone act or think in a certain way
- active: Moving around a lot or doing many things
- ample: (Of quantity, amount) more than enough
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- outrage: Very wrong or cruel act which causes great anger
- covert: Hidden; secret
- hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- amnesia: Loss of the ability to remember
- unveil: To remove something's outer covering
- administer: To give e.g. medicine to a patient
- unethical: Behaving in a way not meeting moral standards
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- unsuspecting: Not feeling doubts or suspicions
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- warfare: Methods used by those fighting in a war
- philanthropic: Giving money to charity; charitable
- psychic: Concerning the mind and its workings
- interrogation: Forceful inquiry by asking a lot of questions
- knockout: Excellent, or wonderful; amazing
- memo: Brief note or message left for another person
- penitentiary: Prison for those convicted of major crimes
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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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