Vocabulary
- used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
- bag: Soft container to put things in and carry with you
- strong: (Of tea or beer) dark or thick
- heavy: Greater in amount, degree, or severity than usual
- mean: Average of a set of numbers
- point: An item to be discussed
- poetry: Poetic writing; imaginative verses
- speech: A formal talk to an audience
- weigh: To balance things against each other
- create: To make, cause, or bring into existence
- dull: Not exciting or interesting; boring; lifeless
- casual: Being careless or having little thought or effort
- frequently: Often; regularly
- effect: An advantage, benefit
- figure: To appear in a game, play or event
- ton: Unit of weight; 907 kilograms (US); 1016 (UK)
- device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
- literary: Concerning writers or the profession of writing
- encounter: To come up against a problem or trouble; meet
- emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
- impression: Effect or feeling resulting from an experience
- literally: In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
- exaggeration: Act of trying to make things seem more extreme
- meiosis: Cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants
- understatement: Description undervaluing how important a thing is
- lackluster: (Of a performance) lacking brilliance or vitality
- rhetorical: Of public speaking or writing techniques
- evoke: To bring forth a certain feeling or memory
- rhetoric: The study of public speaking or writing techniques
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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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