Vocabulary
- moment of vision: A sudden, clear understanding or insight into something.
- in droves: In large numbers; in a large group.
- at war: Engaged in a war; fighting
- in the midst of: Surrounded by; in the middle of.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- color in: To fill a drawing or space with color, often in artwork.
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- spare: To make (money or time) available for
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- detrimental: Harmful
- fuel: To give power to (a mob, anger, etc.); incite
- maintain: To keep saying something a certain way
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- superficial: On the surface only; not deep
- regulate: To control something with rules or laws
- rival: Matching the quality, skill, et. of others
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- trade: A specific industry, e.g. shoe making
- influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
- groom: To make neat and smart in appearance
- moment: Very short or brief period of time
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- acid: Sour substance that reacts with metals e.g. lemon
- aircraft: Vehicle that can fly
- midst: Middle area or part of something
- melt: To disappear or to go away
- last: Final; with nothing following; after all others
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- workforce: The total number of working people
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- product: Item that can be bought
- wax: (Of the moon) to get bigger, like a full circle
- lie: To be in a horizontal or flat position
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- healthy: In good condition physically, or financially; well
- powder: Dry material made up of small powder-like pieces
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
- terribly: To an extreme degree; badly; very
- history: Established pattern or record
- chemist: Person who sells medicines; drug store
- tint: Small quantity of a specific color
- hazel: Color between light brown, green, and gray
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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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【TED-Ed】How smudge-proof lipstick was invented | Moments of Vision 6 - Jessica Oreck
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Anita Lin posted on 2022/04/15Ever wondered how lipstick got to be smudge-proof? Dive into the fascinating story of Hazel Bishop and her groundbreaking invention during a time when women were changing the workforce! You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary and get a cool glimpse into beauty industry history.
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