Vocabulary
- of a sudden: Quickly and unexpectedly; suddenly.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- weird: Odd or unusual; surprising; strange
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- process: To organize and use data in a computer
- phenomenon: Unusual event, fact that can be studied
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- emotional: Causing, feeling, or appealing to the emotions
- odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- wonder: Surprise caused by experiencing something amazing
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
- vivid: Having very clear details and seeming to be real
- frame: To make a person that is not guilty appear guilty
- odor: A certain smell, often strong or distinct
- hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
- region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- scent: To become aware of the presence of a smell, etc.
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- inferior: Being of little importance or worth
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- adolescence: Developmental period typically in the teen years
- evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
- route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
- amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
- project: To predict what will happen in the future
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- activate: To cause to happen; cause a chemical reaction
- bump: To bounce along over a rough surface
- verbal: Concerning verbs
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- emotion: A feeling such as sadness, anger or love
- signal: To be evidence/an indication something will happen
- sight: To aim (a gun) at something to get your range
- magnetic: Having the properties of a magnet; able to attract
- garlic: Strong-smelling white bulb used in cooking
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- resonance: Continuing to make a loud clear deep sound
- whiff: Slight smell; weak odor
- perceptual: Relating to immediate sensory experience
- olfactory: Concerning the sense of smell
- bypass: To go around something; avoid
- tangle: To involve in troubles that are hard to escape
- orbital: Concerning an orbit
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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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