Vocabulary
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- at night: During the night; in the nighttime.
- in areas: Located or occurring within specific regions or locations.
- go away: To go on vacation
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- pass away: A polite way of saying 'to die'
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- look for: To try to find a thing or person that is lost
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- brush away: To remove something by sweeping or wiping with a brush or hand.
- chronic: Always or often doing something, e.g. lying
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- boost: To increase something; to make something better
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- associate: Partner in professional work, e.g. in law
- consider: To think carefully about something
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- track: To use marks to follow a wild animal
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- consistently: In a manner that is the same almost every time
- awareness: Having knowledge of something
- suck: To be very bad, undesirable or unpleasant
- vessel: Container, such as a cup, for holding liquids
- crawl: To move very slowly or cautiously
- rapidly: With great speed; quickly
- seek: To ask someone for help
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- declare: To make a statement in a strong and confident way
- persist: To continue a course of action despite opposition
- progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
- infection: (Computers) Having a computer virus
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- regularly: At the usual time each day, week, or month
- endemic: Natural to or typical of a specific place/people
- swollen: To increase in size or number larger than normal
- cardiac: Concerning the heart
- division: How many times a number is contained in another
- spray: To cover something with a stream of tiny drops
- membrane: Outside covering of a cell
- parasite: Small animal or plant living off a bigger one
- infectious: Capable of transmitting disease to others
- sudden: Happening or done quickly or unexpectedly
- transmit: To broadcast by using signals to a radio/TV
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- person: Man, woman or child
- poop: Feces
- pack: Bag carried on the back of donkey, etc.
- approve: To formally accept something or grant permission
- bite: Amount of food taken into your mouth at one time
- entry: Act of entering a room, building, party
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- parasitic: Living on larger plant/animal and dependent on it
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- flu: Illness causing headache, fever etc.
- report: Account of the necessary facts and information
- close: Almost; near
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- call: A order or request for action
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- designation: Giving a name and purpose to something
- send: To cause to behave or respond in a particular way
- lymph: Clear fluid containing white blood cells
- underscore: To highlight or stress
- cinder: Piece of burnt wood/coal that is still warm
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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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What to know about the potentially deadly 'kissing bugs'
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