Vocabulary
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- at least: As a minimum
- check out
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- potential: Capable of happening or becoming reality
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- context: Set of facts surrounding a person or event
- opportunity: Time, situation when a thing might be done; chance
- elaborate: To explain something in detail
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- plenty: When there is not too little of something; a lot
- accurate: With no mistake or error; Correct
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- contribute: To be a factor in causing something to happen
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- academic: Concerning education, schools, universities, etc.
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- ability: The power, resources or skill to do something
- feature: Special report in a magazine or paper
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- intimidate: To make someone feel afraid
- prompt: Message on a computer requiring attention
- robust: Having physical vigor or energetic good health
- address: Exact street location of a place
- section: A part of a whole
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- provide: To make available; to supply for use
- organize: To arrange and plan things, e.g. a party
- forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
- chance: The way something happens without planning
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- coherent: (Of language, ideas) logical and well-organized
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- grammatical: Conforming to the rules of syntax
- flex: To move a part of the body to stretch muscles
- merge: To cause two or more things to combine into one
- update: Addition of a current version of something
- prose: Writing that is not a poem
- cohesive: United and working together effectively
- online: Connected to the internet
- toefl: Test Of English as a Foreign Language
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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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