Vocabulary
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- critical: Making a negative judgment of something
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- rare: (Of meat) cooked, but still red and juicy
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- sustain: To lengthen or continue to do something
- accumulate: To gather or acquire so that you have more of it
- grip: To hold someone's interest
- edge: An advantage you have over others
- expertise: The special knowledge that an expert has
- pledge: To make a promise; make an oath
- huge: Very very large
- asset: Thing that has value to you
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
- ecosystem: Types of plants and animals in an specific area
- talent: Natural ability of a person to do something well
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- guard: To keep watch over something to protect it
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- president: Person in charge of a country, or organization
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- wind: A current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt
- portuguese: Concerning the culture and people of Portugal
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- jet: Stream of liquid/gas shooting out of small opening
- earth: Wire connecting an electrical device to the ground
- add: To include as well
- main: Most important; most often used
- northern: In or toward the north
- geopolitical: Concerning geopolitics
- visit: To go to a place for a time, usually for a reason
- physicist: Person who studies and works in physics
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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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