Vocabulary
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- phrase: Common expression or saying
- aspect: Way something looks or seems to be
- term: Conditions applying to an agreement, contract
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- interfere: To get involved in something not your business
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- imagine: To think creatively about; form mental picture of
- frankly: Speaking honestly and directly
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- rehearse: To practice e.g. play, speech before a performance
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- cue: Word or action in a play to tell an actor to speak
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- distinguish: To make something clearly different from others
- association: Organization of people with the same interest
- hippocampus: A part of the brain that is part of the limbic system and is important for memory
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- fade: To cause to lose brightness of color
- neuron: A nerve cell
- organ: Part of a person's body with a particular function
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- reason: To think and make conclusions in a logical manner
- frequently: Often; regularly
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- noggin: A human head
- combine: To mix several things together to form one thing
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- important: Having power or authority
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- arise: To stand up
- terrible: Very bad; horrible
- copper: Reddish-brown metal used in cables or wires
- recall: (Company) asking for the return of faulty goods
- blank: Showing no emotion or understanding
- memorial: Ceremony or monument honoring dead person, people
- memory: Ability of the mind to call back past things
- penny: Person's name
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
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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
A2 Elementary
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Janet Chang posted on 2019/01/29Ever wonder why you forget names or where you put your keys? This fun Life Noggin explainer dives into the science behind forgetting, touching on the hippocampus and decay theory. You'll pick up some cool vocabulary and get a better understanding of your own memory!
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