Vocabulary
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- one of those things: An unfortunate but unavoidable event.
- lead to: To result in some action
- way to go: An expression of encouragement or approval.
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- at the moment: At this time; now
- check out
- ultimately: Done or considered as the final and most important
- struggle: To try very hard to do something difficult
- prioritize: To rank things in importance
- majority: Amount that is more than half of a group
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- realize: To become aware of or understand mentally
- audience: Group of people attending a play, movie etc.
- force: Group of persons trained for military action; army
- expect: To believe something is probably going to happen
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- fear: Unpleasant feeling caused by being aware of danger
- increase: To make or become larger in size or amount
- decade: Period of 10 years
- estimate: Guess or calculation of cost, size or value
- encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
- financial: Involving money
- benefit: Good result or effect, something advantageous
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- stem: Long thin central part of a plant, bearing leaves
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- subject: The person, thing, or idea that is being discussed, described, or studied.
- equal: Same in shape, size, or number
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- gender: State of being male or female
- lift: Picking someone up in a car and taking to a place
- rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
- construction: Act of building something; thing that is built
- degree: Amount or extent of something
- investment: Something purchased hoping its value will increase
- eligible: Being able to be chosen or selected; suitable
- economy: Using money, resources in a careful, effective way
- ethical: Morally right; following principles of goodness
- apparel: Clothing
- movement: Part of a piece of classical music
- annual: Happening once a year, or every year
- forum: Meeting where people can openly discuss a subject
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- integration: Act of bringing things together into a whole
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- ban: To make something illegal or not allowed
- founder: Person establishing an organization, school etc.
- legal: Concerning the law; allowed by law
- drive: A person's ambition and motivation to do something
- workforce: The total number of working people
- societal: Concerning society or a society
- mining: To place a bomb in the ground or the sea
- percentage: Part of a whole divided into hundredths
- participation: Act of being involved in something
- transformation: A complete change in shape or form of something
- muslim: Of or relating to Islam
- turkey: Edible bird resembling a large chicken
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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 Muslim world's workforce is changing fast | CNBC Reports
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April Lu posted on 2019/02/06Curious about the changing workforce in the Muslim world? This CNBC report dives into the incredible rise of female labor participation, featuring insights from Saadia Zahidi of the World Economic Forum. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to economics and gender equality while gaining a deeper cultural understanding!
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