Vocabulary
- in conjunction with: Together with; along with
- for instance: As an example.
- come from: To have as your native country or city
- cognitive: The process of knowing and remembering
- concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
- instance: An example of something; case
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- neutral: Something with pH value of 7
- bet: To gamble money to win more money, e.g. on horses
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- tiny: Very, very small
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- upset: (Of stomach, etc.) not functioning well; sick
- organic: Developing naturally and without a set structure
- violent: Done with force; likely to produce physical damage
- object: Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- frightening: To make someone afraid or nervous
- narrow: Not wide; short from one side to the other
- creature: Animal of any type
- bear: To accept (responsibilities or duties)
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- point: An item to be discussed
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- conjunction: Combination of things or events
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- wheel: Round thing that rolls, used for moving things
- set: Prepared for something; ready
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- make: To arrange or prepare something e.g. dinner
- strap: Strip of leather cloth etc. used to attach/support
- trash: Garbage or anything that is worthless
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- train: Line of people, animals moving the same direction
- lesson: Something done to learn or teach something; class
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- trunk: Long nose of an elephant
- prick: To pierce slightly with a sharp point
- mafia: Secret criminal organization
- laser: Strong narrow beam of high-powered light
- asexual: Without sexual organs; not involving sex
- conceptually: In a conceptual way; like an idea
- creatively: In a manner using new ideas
- candy: Small sweet foods made mostly of sugar
- cowboy: Man who tends cattle or sheep (often from a horse)
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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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