Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- dig down: To excavate or dig deeper into the ground.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- run deep: To be strongly felt or held; to be deeply rooted or ingrained.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- specific: Precise; particular; just about that thing
- individual: Single person, looked at separately from others
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- perception: Way in which one sees or understands something
- expression: Act of making your thoughts and feelings known
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- debate: General public discussion of a topic
- consequence: Importance of a person or thing
- matter: To be of great importance; to count
- structure: The way in which the parts of a system or object are arranged or organized, or a system arranged in this way
- determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
- practical: Relating to what is sensible, real or useful
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- explore: To examine something in detail to learn about it
- express: To send something by fast mail
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- diversity: Having a range of different races, ideas etc.
- grammar: Book describing the syntactic rules of a language
- superficial: On the surface only; not deep
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- spark: Small piece of burning material produced by fire
- linguistic: Of or relating to language
- preserve: To cook food so it can be kept for long periods
- criticize: To assess the work of others
- ground: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- abandon: To discard or intentionally get rid of an item
- rely: Depend on with full trust or confidence
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- bring: To take or go with someone to a place
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- argue: To fight or disagree over something
- deep: Complex and important
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- cognition: Recognition involved in thought processing
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- quick: Using very little time; moving far in little time
- unity: Being in full agreement; being joined together
- processing: To organize and use data in a computer
- relativity: Einstein theory about time, space and position
- determinism: Theory that all events are consequences of causes
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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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Does language shape how we think? Linguistic relativity & linguistic determinism -- Linguistics 101
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Pei-shan Cheng posted on 2017/02/21Ever wondered if the language you speak actually changes the way you think? This fascinating video dives into linguistic relativity and determinism, exploring how our words might shape our perception of the world. You'll gain a deeper cultural understanding and pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way!
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