Vocabulary
- have to: Must do
- on the street: Located on or along a public road in a town or city.
- come up to: To meet expectations
- depending on: To rely on for support (financial or emotional)
- fit in: To mix with others so you get on well with them
- stand out
- blend in: To look or behave like the surrounding people so you are not easily noticed.
- talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
- fit into: To be small enough to go inside something.
- between the lines: To understand the hidden meaning or intention in something.
- with it: Intelligent, alert, and up-to-date.
- forge ahead: To make strong and steady progress; to move forward with determination.
- just kind of: Used to express a feeling or state in a vague or hesitant way.
- sort: To organize things by putting them into groups
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- recognize: To accept the truth or reality of something
- journey: Act of traveling from one place to another; trip
- tend: To move or act in a certain manner
- identify: To indicate who or what someone or something is
- stereotype: False categorization of people as all the same
- reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
- tiny: Very, very small
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- glance: Quick or temporary look at
- identity: Collection of qualities that makes a person
- ethnic: Of people who share the same culture, traditions
- pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
- blend: To combine different elements or substances
- mold: Distinctive type of character or nature
- guess: To give an answer without knowing if it is correct
- respond: To answer something or someone
- fit: Good looking; physically attractive
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- intrinsic: Being naturally and always a part of something
- honestly: With truth or sincerity; I'm being honest with you
- ambiguous: Able to be understood in more than one way
- depend: Be controlled or determined by (someone/something)
- forge: To create something by hammering hot metal
- fully: Completely or entirely
- kind: In a caring and helpful manner
- learn: To get knowledge or skills by study or experience
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- frantically: In a frenzied, wildly excited or worried way
- rejection: Decision that something is not good enough
- build: Your physical shape; physique
- point: An item to be discussed
- stand: To be a candidate in an election
- person: Man, woman or child
- perfect: So good it cannot be improved
- grow: To get bigger and more mature; make plants do this
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- difficult: Hard; not easy; you need to work hard to do it
- skinny: Too thin; very lean
- racial: Of or relating to race
- correctly: In an accurate or correct manner
- background: Images, color, or information behind the main one
- blonde: Having hair of pale yellow color; of such hair
- hispanic: Connected with Spanish-speaking culture
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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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jasmine posted on 2019/05/27Ever wondered what it's like to navigate the complexities of a multiracial identity? This video offers a powerful personal monologue exploring ethnic ambiguity and challenging stereotypes, giving you a chance to pick up on cultural depth and simple sentence structures along the way!
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