Vocabulary
- at school: Present and attending school.
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- face up to: To gather your courage to deal with (a problem)
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- point in time: A specific moment or instance when something occurs or exists.
- in time: Eventually; after a period of time.
- make of: To understand or have an opinion about something
- at heart: In one's real or essential nature; fundamentally.
- quite simply: In a clear and straightforward manner; without complication.
- grow up: To develop from a child into an adult
- in hospital: Admitted to a hospital for treatment.
- act out: To perform a role before going on stage; practice
- outside of: Located or situated beyond the boundaries or confines of something.
- have to: Must do
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- obvious: Easily understood and clear; plain to see
- essential: Extremely or most important and necessary
- vulnerability: Being weak and able to be easily hurt or damaged
- deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
- panic: Overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- esteem: Feeling of respect or admiration regarding someone
- deliberately: In a careful, considered manner; on purpose
- sense: Certain mental feeling or emotion
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- confidence: Feeling that you can do well at something
- category: Groups of things that are similar in some way
- foremost: Being the best or most important
- psychology: The study of the mind and how it affects behavior
- fundamental: Forming a necessary part, base, or core
- desire: To wish for, hope or want something
- calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
- overcome: To succeed in a struggle against; defeat
- exist: To be present, alive or real
- keen: Being eager or excited for something to happen
- therapeutic: Intended to make things (e.g. illness) better
- condition: To improve something to make it better
- task: Big or small piece of work someone has to do
- suffer: To experience pain, illness, or injury
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
- innocent: Free from guilt or responsibility for a crime
- society: A group who meet to share values or interests
- valuable: Being useful or important
- perform: To carry out an action well or successfully
- simply: In an easy or clear manner
- messy: Being complex or difficult to fix
- prestigious: Respected as being important and with high status
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- productivity: Rate at which people or machines produce
- sane: showing good judgment and understanding
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
- conundrum: A problem that is puzzling
- ideology: Ideas or beliefs which form theory and policy
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- stubborn: Unwilling to give way or obey
- offer: Price you say you are willing to pay for something
- confusion: Not knowing what to do; state of disorder
- manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
- diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- breakdown: When normal activity or behavior stops
- fury: Rage; violent anger
- aristocracy: Privileged ruling class
- part: Division of a book
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- meet: To provide something that is necessary
- fragility: Lack of strength; easily broken or harmed
- incompetence: Lack of skill or ability to do a task successfully
- stay: To keep trying without giving up
- long: Person's name
- dazzle: To make one feel great excitement or admiration
- face: To cover a surface with something like paint
- snob: Person with offensive air of superiority
- cot: Bed with high sides for a baby
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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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The Children of Snobs
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Evangeline posted on 2021/03/16Ever wondered about the pressures of achievement culture and how it shapes our identities? This personal essay dives deep into snobbery, conditional love, and the complex joys and sorrows of parenting adult children, offering you a chance to explore advanced vocabulary and complex sentence structures.
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