Vocabulary
- result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- in terms of
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- as well as: Also; in addition to
- in relation to: Concerning; with reference to; regarding.
- prey on: To victimize or exploit someone, especially someone vulnerable.
- on the other hand : Considering a different aspect of the matter; alternatively.
- for example: As an illustration or instance.
- for sure: Definitely; certainly; without a doubt.
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- prey upon: To exploit or victimise someone or something.
- deal with
- point out: To make others aware of an idea
- capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- cholesterol: Substance in the body that may cause heart disease
- position: Person's opinion or attitude about something
- crush: Strong attraction to someone
- excessive: Beyond what is usual or proper
- intestine: Long tube in the body for digesting food
- excess: Amount that is more than necessary or over a limit
- grind: To break (coffee, etc.) into tiny bits with machine
- prey: To hunt (other animals) in order to eat them
- journal: A diary; record of what you do every day
- require: To demand that someone does something
- saliva: Liquid produced by glands in the mouth
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- digestion: Process of changing eaten food for use in the body
- digest: To convert food into energy in your stomach
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- primarily: In the most basic or important way
- digestive: Concerning processes of converting food to energy
- retain: To continue to have or use; keep the quality of
- volume: Number or amount of something e.g. sales
- sweat: To do an amount of hard work
- intake: Amount of something that a person's body consumes
- diet: To eat special or less food, as to lose weight
- shape: The outer form of something, what it looks like
- blunt: Without a sharp edge or point
- resemble: To be similar to in looks or manner
- tear: Drop of salty water from the eye
- stomach: Place in the body where food is processed
- square: Shape with 4 equal length sides and 4 equal angles
- summarize: To state the main or most important ideas
- sip: To drink just a little at a time
- starve: To (cause to) be hungry or go without food
- sharp: Person's name
- decay: To be slowly destroyed by natural processes; rot
- chew: To bite something many times without swallowing it
- gastrointestinal: Concerning, affecting, or including both stomach and intestines
- joint: Body parts where bones meet and can move together
- tract: A system of body parts or organs that has a particular function (e.g., digestive tract).
- motion: Suggestion at a meeting
- flesh: Soft part of fruit, vegetable that can be eaten
- jaw: One of the two bones of the face where teeth grow
- cavity: Hole or empty space, especially in a tooth
- oral: Concerning the mouth
- carnivorous: Concerning or characteristic of eating meat
- gorge: To eat food greedily and in large quantities.
- wide: Having a great distance from one side to the other
- collagen: Type of protein that is often used in skin cream and in plastic surgery because it makes skin look younger
- design: To plan in a particular way to fulfill a purpose
- problem: Something difficult to deal with or causes trouble
- saturate: To cause a liquid to not be able to absorb more
- heart: A feeling of care for others; compassion
- pant: Short, loud breath, taken with the mouth open
- snuck: To move around in a way so no one will see you
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- health: (Person, company) being in a good condition; well
- long: Person's name
- elongate: To make something longer; to extend something
- skeletal: Of the bones of the body
- carnivore: Any creature that consumes meat
- short: (Of electric circuit) to spark because faulty
- standpoint: Mental position from which things are viewed
- large: Big; of great size; broad, tall, wide, or fat
- lateral: On the side; moving sideways
- giraffe: Tall African animal with very long neck and legs
- dagger: Small knife, e.g. that can be concealed
- toxicity: Quality or degree of being poisonous
- herbivore: Any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and plants
- cardiology: Branch of medicine dealing with heart disease
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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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Are humans omnivores, carnivores or herbivores?
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