Vocabulary
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- think about: To consider something carefully.
- turn out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- around the world: In or to many countries.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- out of control: Impossible to manage or control.
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- in attendance: Present at a particular event or meeting.
- in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
- figure out: To understand the behavior of someone
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- in addition to: Besides; as well as
- also known as: Also called; alternatively named.
- cut off: To end a process, e.g. a phone call
- over time: Gradually; as time passes.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
- along with: In addition to; together with.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- in the end: Finally; after a period of time or series of events.
- anxiety: A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something that might happen, especially when the outcome is uncertain.
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- essentially: Basically; (said when stating the basic facts)
- mental: Concerning the mind
- depression: Medical condition of a lack of vitality
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- disorder: State of confusion or a lack of organization
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- treat: To pay for the food or enjoyment of someone else
- consider: To think carefully about something
- cortex: The outer part of an organ/structure, e.g. brain
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- version: Different way that someone interprets something
- presentation: Act of giving a formal talk about something
- conference: Series of lectures held as an event
- spike: The top point in a graph
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- endeavor: To attempt or make effort to do something
- impair: To damage or weaken something
- illness: Unhealthy condition of the mind or body
- responsible: Being the cause of something that has occurred
- standard: Official unit of measuring something
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- nerve: Fibers in the body that enable feeling, movement
- mood: Emotion or a state of mind; how you feel
- connection: Something that joins things together; being joined
- neurological: Concerning, used in or practicing neurology
- solution: Mix of a liquid and a solid or a gas
- lavish: To use or give a lot of something
- sodium: A soft, white chemical element
- diagnose: To determine the cause of an illness or problem
- notice: To become aware by sight, touch, or hearing
- procedure: A medical operation
- psychiatric: Concerning the treatment of the mind
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- cerebral: Having or concerning ideas rather than emotions
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- fertilizer: Substance added to soil to help plants grow
- physician: A medical doctor
- popular: Liked or enjoyed by many people
- refine: To change slightly in order to improve it
- remove: To get rid of something completely
- human: A person; a man, woman or child
- surgical: Of or relating to surgery or operations
- lobe: Round part in body, e.g. some parts of brain
- archaic: Old and no longer relevant or applicable
- frontal: Belonging to the forward part
- ballistic: Of the science of movement of rockets and bullets
- inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
- proponent: Person who supports or argues for something
- eyelid: The skin that covers the eyes when you close them
- chemist: Person who sells medicines; drug store
- railroad: System of tracks on which trains travel
- iodine: Substance used on burns, etc. to prevent infection
- legislator: Someone who makes or enacts laws
- carotid: Of two major arteries supplying blood to head/neck
- freeman: Someone who is not a slave
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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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