Vocabulary
- blend of: A mixture of different things combined together.
- work on: To devote effort to improve or develop something
- live on: To continue to exist or be remembered.
- passionate: Being easily excited to strong emotions
- general: Widespread, normal or usual
- consider: To think carefully about something
- represent: To depict art objects, figures, scenes; to portray
- influence: To affect or change something indirectly
- notion: Sudden idea or desire to do something
- reflect: To indicate or be a sign of something
- mysterious: Unusual; hard to understand or work out
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- purchase: To buy something; to get by paying money for it
- intention: Aim or purpose
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- architecture: Design and construction of buildings
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- vision: Ability to see; eyesight
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- architect: Person who designs and advises on buildings
- allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
- autobiography: Book written by a person about his or her own life
- place: To put someone in a particular type of situation
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- host: Mass; a great number
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- ideal: Exactly right; could not be better
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- disproportionate: Not equal or in balance
- nephew: Son of your brother or sister
- life: All the living things e.g. animals, plants, humans
- feel: To be aware of or experience an emotion, sensation
- work: The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- theatrical: Done in a dramatic way, so that people notice
- architectural: Concerning architecture
- monastery: Place where monks live
- carefully: In a manner that involves focus and care
- stone: Hard, solid piece of rock
- neo: A prefix meaning 'recent' or 'new'
- symbolically: By means of symbols
- uncle: Brother of a parent or the husband of your aunt
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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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