Vocabulary
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- controversial: Causing a great deal of argument, or conflict
- character: Person in a story, movie or play
- attempt: To try to do something challenging or difficult
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
- plot: Small piece of land for a house growing crops etc.
- board: Surface for posting or showing information
- controversy: Strong public disagreement about something
- beat: To move in regular motions in order to push blood
- alcohol: A colorless liquid that can catch fire (C2H5OH)
- serve: To act in a particular position or office
- cure: Something that solves a problem or makes it better
- depict: To represent or describe something using words
- backlash: a strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to something that has recently changed in society
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- organization: Group of people with a particular purpose
- animate: To give life, energy, or motion to something
- myriad: Very large quantity of something
- miracle: Amazing, seemingly impossible thing that happened
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- miraculous: Wonderful; extraordinary
- contest: Struggle or competition between rivals
- guy: Man; boy; any person
- marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
- central: Being in the middle
- laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
- pull: Act of breathing in smoke, as from a pipe
- dial: To call a person or place on a telephone
- possibly: May be true or likely, but is uncertain
- statue: Stone or metal image of a person, often carved
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- silver: Person's name
- alcoholic: Containing alcohol; that can make you drunk
- season: One of Spring, Summer, Autumn (Fall) and Winter
- blood: Red liquid in the bodies of people and animals
- list: To lean to one side, like a boat or ship
- drunk: To put liquid in your body through your mouth
- sloth: Someone not wanting to work because they are lazy
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- virgin: Someone who did not do a thing before; first timer
- catholic: One of many Christian belief systems
- bleed: To allow a liquid or gas to escape
- show: To be easily seen or displayed
- word: Unit of language that has a meaning
- prophet: Someone who predicts the future
- fly: Common flying insect, sometimes blue in color
- trio: Three of something, e.g. musicians
- transfusion: Act of putting someone else's blood into a patient
- long: Person's name
- disdain: Lack of respect because you think you are better
- top: To be higher or larger than a specific value
- awkwardness: Lack of ease in social situations
- muslim: Of or relating to Islam
- pope: Bishop of Rome and the head of the Catholic Church
- graveyard: Area used for burials; area with many graves
- galactic: Concerning a galaxy
- telegraph: To signal to someone without speaking
- garland: Crown made from flowers and leaves worn on head
- oversized: Being larger than the normal or usual size
- randy: Wanting to have sex (often)
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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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Top 10 Most CONTROVERSIAL Cartoon Episodes
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Darren posted on 2017/03/09Ever wondered why some cartoons get banned? Dive into the wild world of "Top 10 Most CONTROVERSIAL Cartoon Episodes" and explore hilarious, yet shocking, moments from shows like South Park and Family Guy! You'll pick up advanced vocabulary and gain cultural insights as you discover the stories behind these infamous episodes.
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