Vocabulary
- thumbs up: A gesture of approval or agreement, indicated by holding a fist with the thumb extended upwards.
- turn off
- at school: Present and attending school.
- gorgeous: Extremely attractive; richly beautiful
- spot: A certain place or area
- snap: To close your mouth quickly like biting something
- giant: Tall, large, and powerful human-like creatures
- grand: A counter for 1000 of something
- wreck: Car, plane, boat accident damaging the vehicle
- squat: To illegally live on anothers property or land
- marine: Soldier trained to serve on land and sea
- scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
- juvenile: Concerning young people or children
- reserve: To arrange for a room or table be kept for you
- patch: Cover worn over an eye to protect or hide it
- button: Small round piece material used to fasten clothing
- mate: A friend who you work, live, or go to school with
- mellow: Being completely relaxed and calm
- point: An item to be discussed
- shrimp: Small edible salt-water shellfish with many legs
- passage: Process of moving through time
- avenue
- cave: Large hole in the side of a cliff or hill
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- pouch: Pocket; a folded area that holds something
- central: Being in the middle
- corner: To force into a position impossible to escape from
- dwarf: Person of short stature, due to medical condition
- coral: Color that is a combination of pink and orange
- mount: To attach something to something else
- alley: A narrow road or path between buildings
- spawn: Product or result of something
- nature: Person's character or particular way of behaving
- reef: Line of rocks or sand at the surface of the ocean
- worm: Small thin tube-shaped animal without legs
- whale: To strike forcefully, e.g. as a punishment
- ribbon: Long thin piece of cloth for tying hair/decoration
- band: Group of people who work together e.g. play music
- octopus: Sea creature with eight arms or tentacles
- soft: Having flowing curves rather than sharp edges
- calf: Young cow
- prawn: Largish edible shellfish with ten legs
- save: To make your computer keep a file
- den: Home of some types of wild animals
- station: (Army) to be posted to a place to perform duties
- male: Characteristic of boys or men
- grey: Color between black and white (also spelled gray)
- diner: Person who dines; customer in restaurant
- island: Area of land that is surrounded by water
- brown: Of the color of coffee or chocolate
- ghost: To write a book on behalf of another person
- ray: Person's name
- honeycomb: Wax structure of six-sided cells made by bees
- school: Large group of fish that swim together
- day: A period of 24 hours beginning at midnight
- spanish: Concerning the culture and people of Spain
- north: Direction to your left when facing the rising sun
- house: Place where a specific activity or business occurs
- gold: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- clean: Completely; entirely
- turtle: Animal that lives in water and has a hard shell
- golden: Dark yellow color often seen in sunsets
- mantis: Large insectivorous insect with prayerlike pose
- urn: Vase of varying size and shape
- zebra: Black-and-white striped African horse-like animal
- meow: Cry like a cat
- pink: Color made by mixing red and white
- lion: Large wild cats from Africa and south Asia
- sexy: Tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- manta: Blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
- barracuda: Sea fish with strong teeth
- speckle: Pattern of many small marks on a surface
- puffer: Poisonous fish that inhales air when threatened
- grouper: Flesh of a saltwater fish similar to sea bass
- seahorse: Small fish with a horse-like head and a tail
- bullock: Bull that has been castrated
- parrotfish: Showy tropical fishes with parrot-like beaks
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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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