Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- in danger: Exposed to the risk of harm, injury, or loss.
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- after all: In spite of what was expected; used to introduce a statement that supports a previous statement or explains why it was made
- hard to say: Difficult to know or predict; uncertain.
- have a go: To attempt or try something.
- beneath the surface: In or under the outer layer of something, often physically below.
- have to: Must do
- with dignity: In a manner that shows respect and seriousness.
- long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
- in touch: Having contact or communication with someone.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for the best: Resulting in the most positive or beneficial outcome, even if it's difficult or painful in the short term.
- for too long: For an excessively extended period.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- genuinely: In a real, actual, not false or artificial way
- appreciate: To rise in value (of property or belongings)
- regret: Feeling of being sorry, as for what you didn't do
- enthusiasm: Hobby or interest that you are passionate about
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- strike: To hit something
- intellectual: connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things
- distract: To draw someone's attention away from something
- slip: Act of beginning to fall from losing balance
- concentrate: To cause to be present in large amount or number
- dignity: Person of high rank deserving respect
- distress: State of great sadness, anxiety or pain
- lack: To not have, or not have enough, of something
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- despair: To have lost all hope; lose heart
- brutal: Extremely violent or mean
- accessible: Able to be entered, reached or used
- authority: The power to give orders to people
- admire: To feel respect or wonder toward someone
- worth: the financial, practical or moral value of somebody/something
- draw: To attract attention to someone or something
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- mundane: Being ordinary and therefore boring
- neglect: Act of failing to do something important, required
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- seemingly: Appearing to be but may not actually be; probably
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- glamorous: Attractive in a sexy way; exciting; alluring
- counter: To say or do something in opposition or resistance
- sane: showing good judgment and understanding
- propaganda: (Use of) message that you want people to accept
- tender: Gentle; with great care or consideration
- stiff: Slang term for a dead body
- motivate: To give someone a reason, the will to do something
- optimism: Condition of having a positive outlook or belief
- frequently: Often; regularly
- facade: False front of a particularly impressive building
- flock: Group of animals or birds that live together
- masculine: Having the characteristics associated with males
- century: Period of 100 years
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- important: Having power or authority
- tenderness: Pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- feminine: Concerning or relating to females
- loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
- person: Man, woman or child
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- reverence: Feeling or showing of great respect and loyalty
- glamour: Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal)
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- serenity: Absence of mental stress or anxiety
- round: From beginning to end (e.g. of the year)
- mystique: Certain quality that makes something interesting
- misplace: To put something in the wrong place
- sombre: Dim, gloomy or melancholy
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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 is Art for?
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林彥廷 posted on 2019/03/24Ever wondered what art is *really* for? This fascinating lecture dives deep into the purpose of art, exploring how it offers emotional reassurance, cultural critique, and even everyday glamour. You'll boost your vocabulary with advanced terms while gaining a richer understanding of art's impact on our lives!
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