Vocabulary
- intimacy: The sharing of private and personal things
- utterly: Completely
- sarcastic: Being rude and critical
- concentration: Amount or number of something in a thing or place
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- dialogue: Conversation between two or more individuals
- anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- glimpse: To see or notice something very briefly
- subconscious: Occurring in the mind without direct thinking
- undermine: To weaken or destroy secretly and usually slowly
- stroll: To walk slowly and in a relaxed manner
- dispute: To argue with someone about something
- admission: Act of allowing someone to enter
- incompetent: Not having the skill or ability to do a thing well
- halt: To stop, or cause something, e.g. a car, to stop
- urine: Yellow liquid waste from the body
- worthwhile: Worth the money, time or effort of doing something
- sniff: To detect something, e.g. a potential problem
- feast: Religious celebration
- utter: To make a particular sound; speak
- poke: To give a push, thrust, or jab
- crop: Plants grown on a farm for food, e.g. corn or rice
- verbal: Concerning verbs
- cardiac: Concerning the heart
- antidote: A drug, which limits the effects of a poison
- buckle: Metal attachment or hook on the end of a belt
- salute: Raising your hand to your head to show respect
- midst: Middle area or part of something
- execute: To kill someone, usually as an official punishment
- jeopardy: When something may be harmed, damaged or lost
- offend: To break a rule or do something wrong
- alternate: To follow one thing after another repeatedly
- slippery: Difficult to hold or stand as it's smooth/wet/icy
- paranoia: Disorder in which you fear people want to harm you
- oatmeal: Cereal made from rolled or ground oats
- bummer: Irritating or disappointing experience
- selfless: Showing unselfish concern for others
- edgy: Feelings of tension and anxiety
- ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
- funding: To supply money for something
- pawn: Person used to advance the purposes of another
- casket: Box in which dead people are buried; coffin
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- fearless: Not afraid of anyone or anything
- rethink: To reconsider or think again about something
- incoming: Coming toward a place or position; arriving
- disc: Thin or flat, round object, e.g. for storing data
- privately: In a private way; quietly or secretly
- jinx: A spell that makes bad things happen to someone
- titanic: Concerning great force or power
- powerless: Lacking control or influence
- cedar: Tall tree that retains needle-like leaves all year
- doggy: Word for dog used by and to children
- rang: To draw a circular shape or mark around something
- veal: Meat from a young cow
- woody: Made of or containing or resembling wood
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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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500 Most Common English Words | British Vocabulary and Pronunciation | Part 12
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