Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- end in: To have something as the final result.
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- pattern: Model to follow in making or doing something
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- reputation: Common opinion that people have about someone
- stress: To emphasize one or more parts of a word, sentence
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- shift: To change in position or direction
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- pitch: To suggest a product, idea to make someone buy
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- typical: Normal; usual; expected
- medieval: Old or out of date and not of much use
- retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- syllable: Part of a word containing a vowel
- infamous: Famous because of something bad
- fame: (Person, thing) being well-known by many people
- leave: To go away from; depart
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- sound: Sensible, dependable and reliable
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- vowel: A speech sound; a, e , it, o, u and sometimes y
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- great: Very good; better than before
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- person: Man, woman or child
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- interesting: Taking your attention; making you want to know
- confuse: To make something unclear or hard to understand
- notoriety: the state of being famous for being bad in some way
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- helpful: Doing things that help someone
- infamy: State of extreme dishonor
- latin: Ancient Roman language affecting many languages
- unstressed: Having no accent or stress when spoken
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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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Learn to Pronounce FAME, DEFAME, FAMOUS, INFAMOUS, INFAMY | English Pronunciation Syllable Stress
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林宜悉 posted on 2026/01/01Ever get tripped up by words like 'famous' and 'infamous'? This video breaks down the tricky syllable stress and pronunciation of 'fame,' 'defame,' 'famous,' 'infamous,' and 'infamy' to help you sound more natural. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and even a bit of etymology while mastering these essential words!
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