Vocabulary
- go back to: To return to a starting point
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- on earth: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise or anger.
- bunch: A group of things of the same kind
- negative: The opposite to a positive electrical charge
- common: Area in a city or town that is open to everyone
- function: Social event, or party such as a wedding
- concern: To be about a particular topic
- crowd: To force too many things, people into
- catastrophe: Very bad disaster causing much suffering, etc.
- passion: Powerful, positive excitement and interest
- complete: To finish or reach the end of doing something
- racist: Believing that people of other races are inferior
- progressive: Believing in modern ideas about social change
- break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
- cherish: To care a lot about or love someone or something
- aim: Act of pointing something at a target
- crime: Act that is believed to be a mistake or foolish
- totally: In a complete way; completely; absolutely
- personally: By a specific person, and not by anyone else
- leave: To go away from; depart
- corrupt: To persuade someone to act illegal or immorally
- fully: Completely or entirely
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- point: An item to be discussed
- wrong: Action that is harmful, unjust or illegal
- originally: At first; in the beginning
- loyal: Always showing support for; faithful
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- great: Very good; better than before
- permit: To allow something to happen; to give permission
- nation: Area or region controlled by a government and army
- fix: Answer to a problem
- world: All the humans, events, activities on the earth
- senator: An elected politician belonging to the senate
- united: To join or come together for the same goal
- country: An area of land that is controlled by a government
- picture: General situation or state of being
- freedom: State of being free, not being controlled
- tweet: Weak chirping sound as of a small bird
- powerful: Having control or influence over
- democrat: An advocate of democratic principles
- infest: (Of bad things) to be present in in large numbers
- elect: To select someone for a position by voting
- prologue: Introduction to a written piece of work
- nationalist: Person who strongly loves their country
- viciously: In a very mean or violent way; so as to hurt
- voter: Person who can vote in an election
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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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