Vocabulary
- in jail: Imprisoned; confined in a jail or prison.
- of all time: The best or most significant in history.
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- white hat: A hacker who exploits security for ethical purposes.
- for the lols: Doing something just for fun or amusement online.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- dial up
- give back: To return something you borrowed
- denial of: The act of refusing to grant or allow something requested.
- best known: Most widely or popularly recognized, famous, or familiar.
- shut down: To close an operating system, e.g. on a computer
- give up: To lose hope or admit defeat
- in prison: Confined in a prison; incarcerated.
- in total: Completely; with everything added together.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- stock up: To accumulate a supply of something.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- pulled off: To manage to succeed
- in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
- out there: In or to a place that is far away
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- other than: Except for; apart from.
- such as: For example; like
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- consider: To think carefully about something
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- corporate: Concerning (usually large) companies
- military: Army or armed forces
- havoc: Situation with destruction, damage and confusion
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- credit: System to buy something and pay for it later
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- hack: To illegally access someone else's computer
- click: To work well with someone or something
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- influx: Sudden arrival of many people or things
- nefarious: Extremely wicked
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- catch: Amount of something that has been caught
- order: Religious or social group, as of nuns
- steal: A bargain; something bought very cheaply
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- escalate: To increase in size, intensity, or scope
- damage: Physical harm that is done to something
- precedent: A similar action happening before now
- spend: To use money to pay for something
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- intent: Having a fixed purpose or intention; not deviating
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- revolt: Protest against authority; fight to take control
- understand: To know the meaning of language, what someone says
- bragging: To speak too proudly about yourself
- nugget: Small, solid lump (of gold, chicken, wisdom etc.)
- denial: Statement which claims that something is not true
- piss: To be angry
- cyber: Concerning the internet
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- theft: Act of stealing
- jail: Place to hold criminals being punished for a crime
- spree: Short intense period of shopping/killing etc.
- heist: A burglary; a theft of a house or bank
- apartment: Set of rooms to live in on one floor of a building
- network: Group of computers connected to each other
- robotic: Concerning mechanical robots
- diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
- cannibal: Person who eats another human being
- forcibly: Using physical strength, power, or violence
- turd: Obscene terms for feces
- twitter: To make small chattering sounds, like some birds
- datum: Item of factual information
- hacker: Person accessing computers without permission
- dew: Drops of water forming on cool surfaces at night
- hacking: To illegally access someone else's computer
- alias: False or secret second name
- indict: To accuse someone of doing something wrong
- restitution: Act of returning something lost or stolen
- yahoo: Person who is not very intelligent or cultured
- extradited: To send someone to another country to stand trial
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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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Yuqing Zhang posted on 2017/02/16Ever wondered about the masterminds behind the biggest cyber heists? Dive into the world of notorious hackers like Kevin Mitnick and Albert Gonzalez, and pick up some seriously advanced vocabulary related to social engineering and botnets along the way! This is a fantastic watch for anyone interested in true crime and the fascinating, shadowy side of the internet.
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