Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- pass on: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- evidence of: Facts, objects, or signs that make you believe that something is true.
- get at: To criticize someone, often personally
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- incredibly important: Extremely significant or crucial.
- want in: To desire to participate or be included in something.
- experienced in: Having skill or knowledge as a result of experience.
- pack in: To decide to stop doing something
- get after: To talk to in order to get someone to do something
- spot on: Exactly right; perfectly accurate.
- on the money: Exactly correct or precise.
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- ancient: Very old; having lived a very long time ago
- crave: To have a very strong desire for something
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- pursue: To follow and try to catch, or to reach a goal
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- evolve: To develop certain features
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- destination: The place you are traveling to
- executive: A senior manager in a business or organization
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- philosophy: Study of ideas about the basic nature of life
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- spouse: Someone's husband or wife
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- sacrifice: Person/animal killed in a sacrifice (to a god)
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- afford: To make available, to provide
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- prefrontal: Anterior to a frontal structure
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- direction: When someone tells people what to do
- require: To demand that someone does something
- threat: Warning of probable trouble
- scientific: Concerning academic study of the physical world
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- century: Period of 100 years
- important: Having power or authority
- merit: To earn something, such as praise or a reward
- awe: To feel admiration, respect, or fear
- cubicle: Workspace with low walls within an office
- point: An item to be discussed
- pound: The # key on a keyboard
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- person: Man, woman or child
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- significance: The potential for something to have a big effect
- disgust: Strong feeling of dislike for something
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- cheat: To be unfaithful to (your wife, boyfriend etc.)
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- classify: To arrange things into groups of similar items
- workplace: Place where work is done
- coherence: State in which all of the parts are connected
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
- kin: People to whom a person is related
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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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