Vocabulary
- end up with: To have something as a result.
- cut costs: To reduce expenses or spending.
- in order to: For the purpose of; with the aim of.
- pay up: To pay money that you owe
- pass muster: To meet required standards or be accepted as satisfactory.
- in the future: At a later time; in times to come.
- tough: (Of food) difficult to chew or bite through
- content: Being happy or satisfied
- iconic: Being widely recognized as a symbol of something
- delicate: Easily broken or damaged
- grocery: Daily foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- advantage: Thing making the chance of success higher
- experiment: Test performed to assess new ideas or theories
- develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
- commercial: Radio or television advertisement
- firm: Company that sells goods or services
- brand: A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
- industry: Hard work; being busy working
- portion: Serving of food that is intended for one person
- generic: Concerning a product without a brand name
- federal: Consisting of several united states
- premium: Having a higher than normal quality
- define: To explain the meaning of words
- section: A part of a whole
- generate: To create or be produced or bring into existence
- flavor: Quality giving something a particular character
- seek: To ask someone for help
- secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
- rigorous: Very strict and often difficult; thorough
- retail: Business of selling products to the public
- breed: Kind of / sort of
- labor: To struggle to do something because it's difficult
- characteristic: Typical or distinctive
- competitive: Being strongly driven to win or be better than
- produce: Fresh foods such as fruits and vegetables
- dominate: To be taller, bigger, or more physically obvious
- revolution: When a group overthrows an existing government
- trend: Current style or fashion
- prove: To demonstrate truth by providing evidence
- crunch: To crush something into pieces
- grill: Plate of food that has been grilled
- ramp: Path that increases in height as you walk up it
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- buzz: Low pitched sound similar to the sound bees make
- interior: Part of country that is far from the border, coast
- patent: Legal protection for inventions or ideas
- lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
- cosmic: Concerning space and the universe
- pick: Sharp tool used for breaking the ground
- catchy: Being easy to like, remember (of songs)
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- muster: To gather or call together (soldiers, etc.)
- dub: To add a new soundtrack to an audio recording
- hold: To agree to keep something for someone
- tart: Dish baked in an open pastry case
- mushy: Excessively or insincerely emotional
- lipstick: Red, pink etc. makeup for the lips
- expensive: Costing a lot of money
- price: Person's name
- people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
- law: Field of study that relates to the legal profession
- garner: To gather together important facts, awards, etc.
- orchard: Area containing lots of fruit trees
- inventive: Having the ability to think up/create new things
- cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
- trademark: Legal symbol proving ownership of product, etc.
- ad: Public notice or advertisement
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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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