Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in the first place: To begin with; as the first point or consideration.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- assume: To act in a false manner to mislead others
- subtle: Delicate or slight so it is difficult to perceive
- extremely: In a way that is much more than usual or expected
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- initiate: To cause something to begin
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- tease: To purposefully bother an animal
- shallow: Not deep; short from top to bottom
- gender: State of being male or female
- obsess: To talk or think about someone, something too much
- mystery: Quality of being strange and not understood
- fantasize: To imagine an unreal situation; to dream about
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- text: To send a message by phone or other device
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- concerned: To be about a particular topic
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- patriarchy: Social system where males are rulers
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- person: Man, woman or child
- business: A company formed for making profit
- vagina: Lower part of the female reproductive tract
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- want: To desire or wish for something; hope for a thing
- jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- heaven: Place or feeling of great happiness
- yell: A sudden loud cry or shout
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- post: To send a letter or package using stamps
- queer: Offensive term for a gay person
- time: Speed at which music is played; tempo
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- binary: Having two parts; using only 2 numbers, 1 and 0
- put: To move or place a thing in a particular position
- sexuality: Whether someone is homosexual or heterosexual
- lesbian: Homosexual woman
- squeal: Long high cry of pain, fear or surprise
- uncover: To remove what is on top to show something
- bisexual: Being sexually attracted to both men and women
- lingo: Language or dialect
- haircut: Act of cutting the hair; way the hair is cut
- delete: To remove or erase something
- gay: Happy and bright
- bra: Woman’s undergarment worn to support the breasts
- powerpoint: Software package to make presentations
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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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