Vocabulary
- fight off: To defend a position, often violently
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- eventually: After a long time; after many attempts; in the end
- trigger: Lever on a gun that you pull to fire
- immune: Having a special protection from, e.g. the law
- good: Proper, appropriate or right
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- call: A order or request for action
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- require: To demand that someone does something
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- actual: Real or existing in fact, not imagined; real
- respond: To answer something or someone
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- real: Actually existing or happening, not imagined
- vaccine: Shot using weak disease cells to stop same disease
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- body: The physical structure of a person or animal.
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- destroy: To damage so badly that something no longer exists
- protect: To defend someone or something from harm or danger
- germ: Tiny organism that can cause sickness and disease
- forget: To not remember something
- special: Being additional or extra
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- immunity: State of not being able to catch a disease
- genital: Concerning sexual organs
- unwell: Being in poor health; having your period
Get the full experience in the app
Learn anywhere with detailed sentence and usage analysis
01:03
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.
Get the full experience in the app
Look up words anytime with pronunciation, part of speech, and usage
brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
A2 Elementary
Get the full experience in the app
Practice speaking anytime and get instant pronunciation feedback
Try this speaking exercise.
Try practicing with this sentence.
80
0
Angel Cheng posted on 2016/08/14Ever wondered how vaccines actually protect you? This video breaks down the amazing science behind the HPV vaccine, explaining how your immune system learns to fight off the virus! You'll pick up some great vocabulary related to immunity and learn how this shot helps prevent serious health issues.
Learn this video on the APP!
The VoiceTube App has more in-depth practice for videos!
