Vocabulary
- look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
- factor in: To include something as an important element when making a decision or calculation.
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- often used to: Frequently employed or utilized for a specific purpose or action.
- approach: To get close to reaching something or somewhere
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- present: Being in attendance; being there; having turned up
- eliminate: To completely remove; to get rid of
- practice: The office and place for legal or medical work
- improve: To make, or become, something better
- impact: A striking effect or result to hit with force
- immediately: Without any delay; straight away
- specifically: As regards a particular thing; closely related to
- purpose: Reason for which something is done; aim; goal
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- climate: Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- describe: To tell the appearance, sound, smell of something
- sentence: (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- definition: Explanation of word's meaning, as in dictionaries
- mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- similar: Nearly the same; alike
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- factor: Something that influences a result
- section: A part of a whole
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- explicitly: Clearly; specifically
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- correct: Being suitable and appropriate for an occasion
- author: Person who writes books, plays, poems etc.
- imply: To suggest something, without saying it directly
- secret: Kept hidden from others; Known only to a few people
- important: Having power or authority
- fact: Something that is known or proved to be true
- information: Collection of facts and details about something
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- paragraph: Section of writing dealing with one point
- clause: Part of a sentence that has its own verb
- piece: A counter in a board game
- comprehend: To understand the meaning of
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- skim: To remove fat, etc. from the top of a liquid
- rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
- crater: Large hole in ground caused by heavy impact
- inference: Conclusion reached after considering the evidence
- infer: To reach a conclusion from the evidence
- toefl: Test Of English as a Foreign Language
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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
A2 Elementary
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TOEFL Reading Questions - Inference and Rhetorical Purpose Inside the TOEFL Test
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Aniceeee posted on 2019/04/11Struggling with TOEFL Reading inference and rhetorical purpose questions? This video breaks down exactly how to tackle them, using ETS's own strategies and sample questions to help you eliminate wrong answers and boost your score! You'll pick up essential academic vocabulary and practice simple sentence structures that will make your reading comprehension soar.
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