Vocabulary
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- at least: As a minimum
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- as long as: For the period that; provided that.
- over to: Used to hand over to someone else to speak
- keeping up: To understand what someone is saying
- ring around: To call several places or people to get information.
- play on: To exploit or take advantage of something, such as someone's emotions or weaknesses.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- come up with: To think of an idea or solution; produce
- piece together: To assemble or put together from fragments or parts.
- rather than: More exactly; more correctly
- move to: To change the place where you live or work.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- make up: To invent or create a story
- same time: Occurring simultaneously or at the same point in time.
- of use: Having practical value; useful or helpful.
- out of use: No longer used or functional; obsolete.
- take on: To acquire a new characteristic
- fall out
- at the same time: Simultaneously; at the identical moment.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in a box: Contained or confined inside a box or small space.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- catch on: To become popular; start to be used
- answer to: To be responsible to someone and have to explain your actions to them.
- have to: Must do
- in the meantime: During the time between two events; meanwhile.
- whole point: The main purpose or most important aspect of something.
- work out
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- check out
- game: Activity with rules that people play to have fun
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- box: A marked area of a baseball field
- red: Being the color of blood
- cat: Household pet with fur, four legs and long tail.
- color: To change or affect someone's opinion
- long: Person's name
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- live: To be alive
- friend: Person who you like and enjoy being with
- sister: Female you share a parent with
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- learned: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- speaker: Electronic device for making or broadcasting sound
- pain: Strong feeling of hurt or discomfort
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- call: A order or request for action
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- agree: To have the same opinion as someone else
- point: An item to be discussed
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- unmarried: Not being married
- rugby: Game played by two teams with an oval ball
- view: Opinion, belief, or idea about something
- century: Period of 100 years
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- difference: A thing or issue that people do not agree about
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- meaning: To express a particular idea or thought
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- regional: Of a particular area, not the whole of a country
- privately: In a private way; quietly or secretly
- relation: Connection between two or more things
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- sufficient: Having or providing enough when needed
- observable: Being able to be seen, noticed, or sensed
- philosopher: Person studying the meaning of truth and life
- distinction: Special quality that makes something different
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- linguistic: Of or relating to language
- exclude: To prevent someone from taking part in something
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- subjective: Using personal feelings and opinions not facts
- necessity: Something that you must have or do
- naive: Unsophisticated; innocent and unknowing
- rigid: Stiff rather than flexible
- fringe: Decorative edge of hanging threads or hairs
- verbally: Through speech; using words
- resemblance: Being similar in appearance
- plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
- barn: Building on a farm where animals or crops are kept
- paradigm: A set of ideas for understanding or explaining
- beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
- cluster: To come together in a group, flock etc.
- nuance: Small, not obvious difference in meaning, etc.
- kitty: Amount of money a group of people share
- feline: Belonging to the cat family
- cursing: To use offensive language when angry; swear
- stub: A stand-in piece of programming code
- athleticism: Degree of strength and physically capabilities
- telepathy: Communication of thoughts or ideas between minds
- swirl: To make a twisting shape, mark, or pattern
- parse: To analyze component parts of speech
- bachelor: Person who earned a first degree at a university
- rosie: A female given name, often a diminutive of Rose or Rosalie.
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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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Language & Meaning: Crash Course Philosophy #26
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Darya kao posted on 2016/10/09Ever wonder how we actually make sense of words and ideas? This Crash Course Philosophy video dives deep into the philosophy of language, exploring concepts like sense and reference and Wittgenstein's fascinating ideas. You'll boost your advanced vocabulary and tackle complex sentence structures while unraveling the mysteries of meaning!
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