Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- decide on: To choose something, especially after thinking carefully about several possibilities
- for now: Temporarily; for the present time.
- no matter: Regardless of; it does not matter.
- star sign: One of the twelve areas of the zodiac, associated with a particular period of the year.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- discipline: Instruction and practice to teach obedience
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- trick: To fool someone in order to obtain a result
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- melancholy: Having a sad mood or feeling
- confident: Feeling that you can do well at something
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- compassionate: Feeling sympathy for people who are suffering
- predict: To guess or estimate what will or might happen
- personality: Way someone is or reacts to life or other people
- sensitive: Taking offense easily; easily upset or hurt
- deal: To cope with something - usually troubles
- sympathy: Feeling for other people when they are in trouble
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- spirit: Person's strong determination or attitude
- charismatic: Able to attract and make them like you
- optimistic: Tending to believe the future will be good
- humanity: Quality of being understanding or sympathetic
- communicate: To give and exchange information
- empty: Containing nothing; with no contents
- interest: Best or most advantageous thing for someone
- record: Highest or most extreme level achieved
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- diplomatic: Concerning formal relationships between countries
- goal: Something you try to do or achieve; an aim
- pessimistic: Having negative feelings about the future
- sign: Indication that something exists or will happen
- drown: To kill something by putting it under water
- suit: To be appropriate for a given situation
- unpredictable: Difficult to guess about (the future)
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- humanitarian: Person who tries to help those in a crisis
- hard: Difficult to do; difficult to understand
- zodiac: A belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into constellations or signs for astrological purposes
- march: To force someone to walk somewhere
- part: Division of a book
- outgoing: Leaving a place or a position
- secretive: Acting to not let other people know information
- upload: To transfer a file or data to the internet
- humorous: Being funny or causing someone to laugh
- butterfly: Insect with large and colorful wings
- libra: Person who is born while the sun is in Libra
- scorpio: Person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio
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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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VT English | Talking about Zodiac Signs (Part II)
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Kelsi posted on 2018/06/19Ever wondered if your zodiac sign *really* matches your personality? This fun video dives into Libra and Scorpio, teaching you advanced vocabulary like 'diplomatic' and 'secretive' through hilarious real-life examples. You'll pick up tons of new words and practice simple sentence structures perfect for ESL learners!
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