Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- such as: For example; like
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- in other words: Stating something in a different way, often to make it clearer or more understandable.
- in turn: One after the other in a sequence or rotation.
- the following: Next in order or sequence.
- instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
- check out
- constantly: Frequently, or without pause
- incredibly: To a great degree; very; amazingly
- technique: Way of doing by using special knowledge or skill
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- evolve: To develop certain features
- completely: In every way or as much as possible
- unique: Unlike other things; being the only one like it
- amount: Quantity of something
- previous: Existing or happening before the present time
- property: Particular quality that someone or something has
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- implement: To start to do something you plan to do
- mechanism: Part of a machine that performs a certain function
- effectively: In a way that produces the desired result
- consensus: A decision that is shared by most of a group
- automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
- require: To demand that someone does something
- adapt: To change something for a different function
- security: Department in a company in charge of protection
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- valid: Being in effect or in force, often legally
- accept: To agree to receive or take something offered
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- peer: A noble, but not royal, person, e.g. lord or duke
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- element: Essential or particular part of something
- detect: To discover or identify the presence of something
- peak: Part of a cap that sticks out over your eyes
- digital: Using electronic signals or computers
- mitigate: To make less severe or serious
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- intend: To plan or want to do something
- distribute: To hand out or give to people
- single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- verify: To prove that something is right, accurate or true
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
- simple: Not hard to understand or do; not complex
- entity: Something that exists by itself and is real
- hash: A mixture of meat, potatoes, and vegetables cut into small pieces and baked or fried
- calculate: To find an answer using mathematics
- ledger: Book containing accounting records
- datum: Item of factual information
- genesis: Beginning of something important
- checkout: Counter in a supermarket where you pay for goods
- tamper: To interfere with; change for the worse
- invalid: Having no force; not acceptable
- node: A junction point in a network or stem
- redo: To do over again
- fingerprint: Generic term for any identifying characteristic
- receiver: Earpiece of a telephone
- recalculate: To re-do the math to correct errors
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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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