Vocabulary
- in person: Physically present; not by proxy or remotely.
- lead to: To result in some action
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- dedicated: To state a person's name in book, song, in respect
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- foundation: Base or important starting point
- huge: Very very large
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- bill: Plan for a new law being discussed by a government
- impose: To make someone to do or endure something
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- education: Academic field studying the practice of teaching
- public: Owned by the government
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- alive: Living; not dead
- head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
- person: Man, woman or child
- question: To ask for or try to get information
- change: To exchange one set of clothes for another
- focus: To see clearly by adjusting your eyes or a camera
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- base: Place military personnel live, train, and operate
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- fight: To argue or quarrel with someone about something
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- give: Degree of flexibility in something, a material
- letter: One of the 26 parts of the English alphabet
- video: Recording capturing action with sound
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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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