Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- have to: Must do
- as a whole: Considering everything together; in general.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- of age: Having reached the legal age of adulthood.
- up there: In or to a higher place or position; far away.
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- in conclusion: Used to indicate a summary or final point.
- with time: As time passes; eventually.
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- go together: To match well; to be harmonious or aesthetically pleasing.
- know about: To have information or understanding of a subject or situation.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
- check out
- come back: To reply to someone, often forcefully
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- graph: Image expressing numerical data in lines or shapes
- talk: Style of speaking
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- age: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- number: Symbols such as 1, 2, 56, 793
- small: Little in size; not big
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- writing: To compose letters and words on paper or a screen
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- noun: The subject or object of a sentence
- verb: Word that expresses an action or state
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- point: An item to be discussed
- high: Excited or relaxed from taking drugs
- mix: To combine two or more things to make one
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- adjective: A word that describes a noun, e.g. happy
- extra: More than necessary; additional
- low: Having a small quantity, supply, or amount
- recorded: To indicate a temperature, speed, etc.; register
- quiz: A game in which players answer questions on topics
- vocabulary: Words that have to do with a particular subject
- bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- aged: To keep food, wine for a long time to improve it
- reach: To come to or arrive at a goal or destination
- percent: One one-hundredth of a whole; the symbol %
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- conclusion: End of something; finish
- sharp: Person's name
- pause: To stop doing for a while before continuing
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- basic: At the most important or easiest (beginner) level
- preposition: Word such as 'at' 'on' etc. showing position/time
- essay: Short piece of written opinion on a subject
- hyphen: A dash put between words, e.g. wide-bodied
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- steady: Happening or developing at a regular rate
- decade: Period of 10 years
- survey: Broad view or general description of something
- decline: To bend towards the ground
- extend: To offer something (help, friendship) to someone
- refer: To talk about or write about something
- technically: In an exact and particular manner
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- basically: Used before you explain something simply, clearly
- command: To be able to see far from a certain location
- crucial: Extremely important or necessary
- span: Distance between two supports of a bridge
- misuse: To treat a person or thing badly
- grasp: Person's control over something
- duration: Length of time that something lasts
- downward: Moving from a higher to a lower condition/place
- upward: Toward some higher point or position
- individually: In a way involving only that person
- fluctuation: Act or process of varying continuously in strength
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- plateau: Flat land that is higher than the land around it
- participle: Nonfinite form of the verb, e.g. -ing or -ed forms
- chunk: A large bit of something; thick lump
- info: Shortened form of the word 'information'
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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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Jay Terry Sky posted on 2016/10/19Struggling to describe graphs for IELTS Task 1? This video is packed with essential vocabulary to help you talk about data like a pro, covering everything from percentages to common mistakes. You'll pick up tons of useful phrases for academic writing that will boost your score!
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