Vocabulary
- in particular: Specifically; especially.
- in part: To some extent; partially.
- such as: For example; like
- in terms of
- subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- significant: Large enough to be noticed or have an effect
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- demonstrate: To display a feeling or ability openly
- experience: Thing a person has done or that happened to them
- positive: Showing agreement or support for something
- sensation: (Person) attracting the interest of many people
- dopamine: Drug used to treat shock and hypotension
- applause: The sound made by clapping a performance or speech
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- scene: Incident where someone behaves angrily, badly
- interact: To talk or do things with each other
- split: No longer married or in a relationship
- substance: Essence of; most basic or central qualities
- amount: Quantity of something
- reward: To give something because of someone's good work
- comment: Something you say, giving an opinion; remark
- correlation: The relationship between two variables
- psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
- theory: Ideas or principles that explain facts or events
- stimulate: To arouse or excite emotionally
- affect: To cause a change in something else
- addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
- syndrome: A group of signs and symptoms of a disease
- brain: To strike someone forcefully on the head
- cause: Belief, goal or organization that people support
- release: To free someone from a responsibility or burden
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- apply: To spread a substance or liquid over a surface
- social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
- amygdala: Almond-shaped structure in the brain's anterior
- receive: To get something someone has given or sent to you
- activity: An action or task, e.g. sports, washing clothes
- satisfaction: Happy feeling because of something that you did
- upbeat: Being positive and cheerful
- system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- phantom: A spirit or ghost existing only in a person's mind
- nucleus: Center of an atom
- vibration: Shaking motion
- part: Division of a book
- instrumental: Relating to, composed for, or performed on a musical instrument or instruments (without vocals).
- area: Amount of measured space
- group: Two or more musicians who play music together
- vibrate: To shake side to side quickly in small movements
- activation: Act of making something (e.g. a bomb) active
- circuitry: Electronic equipment consisting of switches
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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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