Vocabulary
- in a sense: In one way of thinking; to some extent; in some ways.
- stay in: To remain inside one's home.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- as soon as: In a short time after (something happens)
- back into: To drive a vehicle backwards into a space or area.
- from a distance: Not close; far away.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- look after: To take care of someone or something
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- material: Cloth; fabric
- effort: Amount of work used trying to do something
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- devastating: To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
- scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- intuitive: Able to understand by feeling rather than fact
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- necessarily: In a way that is needed/required/is unavoidable
- manipulate: To try to control others to gain an advantage
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- abstract: Passage of text from an article or book
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- indigenous: Being naturally from an area, not somewhere else
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- consciousness: Process by which thoughts, ideas are processed
- fabric: Cloth or material
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- distance: Lack of friendliness toward another person
- couple: To join something to something else
- haunt: To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- immerse: To put something in liquid until it is covered
- participate: To take part with others in doing something
- leave: To go away from; depart
- slight: Small (amount, quality)
- collaborate: To cooperate with or help an enemy
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- important: Having power or authority
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- fully: Completely or entirely
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- blur: To make something unclear or out of focus
- compel: To force someone to do something
- liberty: Doing as one wants without asking
- vitality: Quality of having energy and life
- summon: To order someone to come, e.g. to a court of law
- liberation: Act of setting someone or something free
- erase: To remove data in computer memory, tape, etc.
- queer: Offensive term for a gay person
- annihilation: Total destruction
- abstraction: Concept or idea related to something not physical
- directive: An order from an authority
- opacity: Condition of being difficult to understand
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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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Julie Mehretu on the freedom of abstract art
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yeeen posted on 2025/12/05Dive into the incredible world of abstract art with artist Julie Mehretu! You'll explore her unique approach to "Trance Paintings" and discover how she uses material experimentation and collaborative processes to create powerful "Immersive Installations" that touch on "Cultural Resilience" and "Trans Rights".
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