Vocabulary
- gender bias: Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's gender.
- off of: From a position on something; down from.
- trade up: To buy something of a higher value or quality than what you have.
- for someone: On behalf of or intended for a particular person.
- lead to: To result in some action
- back out: To say you will now not do something you promised
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- free up: To make something available for a particular use.
- coordinate with: To work together efficiently and harmoniously with someone or a group to achieve a common goal.
- have to: Must do
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- reveal: To show something that was hidden before
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- revenue: Money that is made by or paid to a business
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- bias: Preference to believe things even if incorrect
- psychological: Concerning the study of the mind
- career: Particular occupation in professional life
- interpret: To express so that others understand it
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- trial: Hearing and judgment of a case in court
- subconsciously: From the subconscious mind
- toxic: Poisonous; harmful
- field: Area of study, such as physics or biology
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- competition: Fighting against others to win something
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- implicit: Unquestioning and without doubt
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- coordinate: To match styles or colors that go well together
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- gender: State of being male or female
- internal: Being or happening in the body
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
- hit: To have a negative impact on a person/place/thing
- domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
- sponsor: Person that supports the passage of a new law
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- great: Very good; better than before
- patriarchy: Social system where males are rulers
- pivot: Point on which something turns or balances
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- monetize: To make money from your invention or ideas
- website: Collection of webpages in one location
- study: To focus on learning something usually at school
- man: Humans in general, including male and female
- babe: Romantic term often used to your lover; darling
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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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