Vocabulary
- school district: A specific geographic area or region responsible for the administration and operation of public schools.
- in public: In a place where anyone can see or hear you.
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- set to: To energetically begin to do, e.g. making a fire
- weigh in: To be weighed before a sports event to check you are not over a certain weight
- on the case: Actively investigating or working on a particular problem or situation.
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- come up: To come closer to someone; approach
- call out: To criticize someone to modify their behavior
- sit down: To take a seat
- down with: Suffering from an illness.
- going on: To continue doing something
- at school: Present and attending school.
- meet with: To have a meeting with someone in order to discuss something.
- have to: Must do
- in three days: Within a period of three days from now or a reference point.
- on behalf of: As the representative of someone
- ridiculous: Funny or foolish; deserving to be laughed at
- pretend: To act as if something is true when it is not
- situation: Place, position or area that something is in
- engage: To start to fight with an enemy
- period: Set amount of time during which events take place
- access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
- genuine: Being real, actual, and not false or artificial
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- conversation: Talking with other people; discussion or chat
- community: Group of people who share a common idea or area
- consider: To think carefully about something
- decade: Period of 10 years
- consistent: Agreeing with or being similar to another part
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- capable: Being able to do something very well; proficient
- complex: Group of buildings all used for the same purpose
- legitimate: Being born to legally married parents
- separate: Being different from or unrelated to another
- express: To send something by fast mail
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- inspire: To give someone an idea to do or make something
- persistent: Continuing to do something despite challenges
- court: To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
- direct: To tell someone in a very clear way to do something
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- gender: State of being male or female
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- honor: To fulfill an agreement
- assign: To give someone a particular job to do
- supreme: Greatest in degree/nature/quality; absolute best
- stall: Walled area in a barn where a farm animal is kept
- behalf: As a representative of someone or a group.
- narrator: Person or character who tells a story
- counselor: Person offering professional advice to others
- fortunate: Having good luck
- promise: To say you will certainly do something
- forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
- suspicion: Feeling that something or something is doubtful
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- include: To make someone, something part of a group
- attend: To take care of someone in need
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- elementary: Basic, simple, or essential
- correspond: To have similarity or equality with something
- spring: Coil of metal that lessens impact, e.g. on cars
- lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- misconduct: Bad or inappropriate behavior
- locker: Cupboard with a lock to keep your possessions
- unified: To bring or join together into one
- roster: List of people's names who have some duty to do
- battleground: Region where a battle was, or is being fought
- restroom: Toilet; bathroom
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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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Emily Hung posted on 2017/03/01The Los Angeles Unified School District began accommodating transgender students and upheld their right to access all school facilities 10 years before recent White House mandates.
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