Vocabulary
- evidence: Factual proof that helps to establish the truth
- epidemic: Disease that spreads quickly affecting many
- solid: Being able to be trusted; reliable
- disease: Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- spread: A big meal, often laid out as a buffet
- research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
- initial: First letter of your given name
- renowned: Widely known and esteemed
- state: Region within a country, with its own government
- emerge: To rise or appear out of some background
- facility: Piece of equipment or buildings with a special use
- require: To demand that someone does something
- explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
- involve: To have or be included as a part of something
- attention: Taking notice of someone or something
- raise: To increase a bet above another when playing cards
- result: Something produced through tests or experiments
- institute: Organization studying science, engineering etc.
- plausible: Being reasonable and possibly true
- outbreak: Sudden occurrence of illness, discontent etc.
- article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
- belief: Being sure that something exists or is true
- speculation: Taking risks that might lead to big profits
- stage: To organize an event to gain public interest
- condemn: To say that (a building) is too unsafe to be used
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- proof: Act of showing that something exists or is true
- technology: Use or knowledge of science in industry etc.
- british: Concerning the culture and people of British
- control: A device designed to operate a machine
- continue: To do something without stopping, or after pausing
- government: Group of people and system that rule a nation
- language: Words or signs used to communicate messages
- laboratory: A place to do scientific experiments
- contaminate: To make impure by adding a harmful element
- virus: File secretly put on computers to cause harm
- rise: To wake up and get out of bed after sleeping
- fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
- backdrop: Contextual meaning or background
- daily: Happening every day
- leak: Act of (gas, liquid) escaping through a small hole
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- disastrous: Having very unfortunate or terrible consequences
- province: Subject that a person has a good knowledge of
- spawn: Product or result of something
- cite: To officially order someone to appear in court
- lab: Short for 'laboratory'
- condemnation: Expression of strong disapproval
- contagion: Communication of an emotional state among people
- horseshoe: Metal plate nailed to the hoof of a horse
- seafood: Fish, shellfish, etc. that can be eaten
- lei: Circular band of flowers worn around neck, etc.
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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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eunice4u4u posted on 2020/02/21Ever wondered about the origins of COVID-19? This video dives into the fascinating 'Lab Leak Theory' and explores the investigative journalism surrounding the Wuhan Institute of Virology. You'll boost your knowledge on public health topics and pick up some advanced vocabulary along the way!
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