Vocabulary
- episode: One separate event in a series of events
- multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
- properly: In an appropriate or correct manner
- recommend: To advise or suggest that someone do something
- average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
- effective: Working efficiently to produce a desired result
- hygiene: Cleanliness; being clean
- doubt: Not being sure of something; lack of certainty
- achieve: To succeed in doing good, usually by working hard
- bacteria: The very small creatures that can cause disease
- environment: Natural world in which plants and animals live
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- advocate: A lawyer who protects a clients interests
- method: (Organized and planned) way of doing something
- evolutionary: Concerning gradual change over time
- prevent: To stop something from happening or existing
- occur: To come to pass or to happen
- tip: To pour or move something from a place, container
- optimal: Best or most desirable; best possible
- behavior: The way a person or thing acts; manner
- require: To demand that someone does something
- account: An advantage
- compare: To consider how similar and different things are
- rub: To spread a cream, etc., using a repeated motion
- moisture: Small amount of wetness that can be felt
- option: A choice
- lead: Wire for electricity, computer, etc.; cable
- role: Character played by an actor
- major: High-ranking officer in the army
- reduce: To try to decrease, e.g. your weight if overweight
- analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
- race: Speed contest between people, animals or vehicles
- suggest: To mention something that could be done; propose
- leave: To go away from; depart
- fold: To bend one part of something against another
- emission: A substance (e.g. gas) released into the air
- carbon: Chemical element with an atomic number of 6
- friction: Disagreement between two or more people
- emit: To release or send out (a gas, etc.)
- fully: Completely or entirely
- support: To give assistance or advice to someone
- piece: A counter in a board game
- audible: Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard
- audio: Concerning sound
- conversely: In the opposite way; on the other hand
- contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- worse: Comparative of 'bad'; more bad
- deforestation: Process of removing the trees from an area
- subscription: Regular payment for a service, magazine etc.
- jar: To have a harsh or unsettling effect on someone
- choice: Decision between two or more possibilities
- minimal: The smallest possible; least
- globe: A round object, e.g. like the earth; sphere
- victorious: Having won
- bathroom: Room where you take a bath or go to the toilet
- asap: Shortened form of 'As soon as possible'
- downloadable: That can be transferred, usually from the internet
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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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