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-cur

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  • to care.

- secure: safe.

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-curr, curs

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  • to run.

- excursion: journey.

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-da, dat

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  • to give.

- data: fact, statistics.

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-deb, debit

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  • to owe.

- debt: something owed.

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-dem

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  • people.

- democracy: rule of the people

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-derm

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  • skin.

- epidermis: skin.

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-di, diurn

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  • day.

- diary: a daily record of activities, feelings, etc.

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-dic, dict

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  • to say.

- diction: speech

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-doc, doct

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  • to teach.

- document: something that provides evidence.

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-domin

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  • to rule.

- dominate: have power over.

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-duc, duct

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  • to lead.

- aqueduct: artificial waterway.

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-dynam

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  • power, strength.

- dynamite: powerful explosive.

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-ego

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  • I.

- egotist: selfish person.

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-erg, urg

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  • work.

- energy: power.

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-err

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  • to wander.

- erratic: not reliable, wandering.

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-eu

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  • good, well, beautiful.

- eulogize: praise.

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-fac, fic, fec, fect

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  • to make, to do.

- factory: place where things are made.

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-fall, fals

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  • to deceive.

- falsify: lie.

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-fer, lat

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  • to bring, to bear.

- transfer: bring from one place to another.

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-fid

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  • belief, faith.

- confidence: assurance, belief.

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-fin

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  • end, limit.

- finite: having definite limits.

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-flect, flex

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  • bend.

- flexible: able to bend.

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-fort

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  • luck, chance.

- fortunate: lucky.

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-fort

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  • strong.

- fortitude: strength, firmness of mind.

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-frag, fract

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  • break.

- fragile: easily broken.

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-fug

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  • flee.

- refuge: shelter, home for someone fleeing.

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-Gus

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  • pour.

- diffuse: widespread (poured in many directions).

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-gam

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  • marriage.

- monogamy: marriage to one person.

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-gen, gener

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  • class, race.

- gender: class organized by sex.

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Benevolent (adj.)

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  • generous, charitable.

- Mr. Fez was a benevolent employer, who wished to make Christmas merrier for young Scrooge and others.

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Benign (adj.)

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  • kindly, favorable, not malignant.

- Though her benign smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem a sweet old lady, in reality she was tough-minded.

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Bent (adj.)

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  • determined, natural talent or inclination.

- Bent on advancing in the business world, the secretary of a show has a true bent for high finance.

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Bequeath (v.)

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  • leave to someone by a will, hand down.

- Though Madrid had intended to bequeath the family home to her nephew, she died before that could happen.

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Berate (v.)

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  • scold strongly.

- He feared she would berate him for his forgetfulness

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Bereavement (n.)

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  • state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved.

- His friends gathered to console him upon his sudden bereavement.

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Bereft (adj.)

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  • deprived of, lacking, desolate because of a loss.

- The foolish gambler soon found himself bereft of funds.

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Berserk (adv.)

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  • frenzied.

- Angered, he went berserk and began to wreck the room.

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Beseech (v.)

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  • beg, plead with.

- The workaholic executive’s wife beseeched him to spend more time with their son.

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Beset (v.)

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  • harass or trouble, hem in.

- Sleeping Beauty’s castle was beset on all sides by dense thickets that hid it from view.

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Besiege (v.)

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  • surround with armed forces, harass (with requests).

- Members of the new administration were besieged with job applications from people who had worked on the campaign.

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Besmirch (v.)

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  • soil, defile.

- The scandalous remarks in the newspaper besmirch the reputations of every member of the society.

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Bestial (adj.)

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  • beast-like, brutal.

- According to the legend, the werewolf was able to abandon its human shape and take on a bestial form.

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Bestow (v.)

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  • give.

- He wished to bestow great honors upon the hero.

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Betoken (v.)

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  • signify, indicate.
  • The well-equipped docks, tall piles of cargo containers, and numerous vessels being loaded all betoken Oakland’s importance as a port.
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Betroth (v.)

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  • become engaged to marry.

- The announcement that they had become betrothed surprised their friends who had not suspected any romance.

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Bevy (n.)

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  • large group.

- The movie actor was surrounded by a bevy of photographers.

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Biennial (adj.)

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  • every two years.

- Seeing no need to meet more frequently, the group held biennial meetings instead of annual ones.

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Bigotry (n.)

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  • stubborn intolerance.
  • Brought up in a democratic atmosphere, the student was shocked by the bigotry and narrowness expressed by his classmates.
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Bilious (adj.)

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  • suffering from indigestion, irritable.

- His bilious temperament was apparent to all who heard him rant about his difficulties.

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Bilk (v.)

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  • swindle, cheat.

- The con man specialized in bilking insurance companies.

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Billowing (adj.)

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  • swelling out in waves, surging.

- Standing over the air vent, Marilyn Monroe tried vainly to control her billowing skirts.

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Blanch (v.)

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  • bleach, whiten.

- Although age had blanched his hair, he was still energetic.

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Bland (adj.)

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  • soothing or mild, agreeable.

- Jill tried a bland ointment for her sunburn.

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Blandishment (n.)

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  • flattery.

- Despite the salesperson’s blandishments, the customer did not buy the outfit.

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Blare (n.)

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  • loud, harsh roar or screech, dazzling blaze of light.

- I hate when the steady blare of a boom box tries to make you deaf.

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Blasé (adj.)

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  • bored with pleasure or dissipation.

- Although Beth was excited about traveling, she tried to act cool and blasé in front of her friends.

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Blasphemy (n.)

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  • irreverence, sacrilege, cursing.

- In my father’s house, the Yankees is the best team, to cheer for another team was to utter words of blasphemy.

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Blatant (adj.)

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  • flagrant, conspicuously obvious, loudly offensive.

- “No Irish allowed” in the shop was a blatant mark of prejudice.

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Bleak (adj.)

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  • cold or cheerless, unlikely to be favorable.

- The frigid, inhospitable Aleutian Islands are bleak military posts.

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Blighted (adj.)

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  • suffering from a disease, destroyed.

- The extent of the blighted areas could be seen only when viewed from the air.

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Blithe (adj.)

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  • joyous, carefree.

- Without a care in the world, Beth went her blithe, lighthearted way.

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Bloated (adj.)

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  • swollen or puffed as with water or air.

- Her bloated stomach came from drinking so much water.

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Bludgeon (n.)

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  • club, heavy-headed weapon.

- Attacked by Dr. Moriarty, Holmes used his walking stick as a bludgeon to defend himself.

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Bluff (adj.)

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  • rough but good-natured.

- Jack had a bluff and hearty manner that belied his actual sensitivity.

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Bluff (n.)

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  • pretense (of strength), deception, high cliff.

- She was astounded when he dove from the high bluff into the water.

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Blunder (n.)

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  • error.

- The criminal’s fatal blunder led to his capture.

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Blurt (v.)

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  • utter impulsively.

- Before she could stop him, he blurted out the news.

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Bluster (v.)

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  • blow in heavy gusts, threaten emptily, bully.

- Let the stormy winds bluster.

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Bode (v.)

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  • foreshadow, portend.
  • The gloomy skies and the sulphurous odors from the mineral springs seemed to bode evil to those who settled in the area.
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Bogus (adj.)

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  • counterfeit, not authentic.

- The police quickly found the distributors of the bogus $20 bills.

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Bohemian (adj.)

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  • unconventional.

- Gary ran off to Paris to live a bohemian life with his friends.

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Boisterous (adj.)

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  • violent, rough, noisy.

- The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them.

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Bolster (v.)

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  • support, reinforce.

- The debaters amassed file boxes full of evidence to bolster their arguments.

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Bombardment (n.)

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  • attack with missiles.

- The enemy bombardment demolished the town.

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Bombastic (adj.)

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  • pompous, using inflated language.

- Puffed up with conceit, the orator spoke in such a bombastic manner that we longed to deflate him.

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Booming (adj.)

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  • deep and resonant, flourishing, thriving.

- “Who needs a microphone?” Cried the mayor in his booming voice.

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Boon (n.)

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  • blessing, benefit.

- The recent rains that filled our empty reservoirs were a boon to the whole community.

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Boorish (adj.)

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  • rude, insensitive.

- Though Peter constantly interrupted his wife, she ignored his boorish behavior.

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Boundless (adj.)

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  • unlimited, vast.

- Mike’s energy was boundless: the greater the challenge, the more vigorously he tackled the job.

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Bountiful (adj.)

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  • abundant, graciously generous.

- Thanks to the good harvest, we had a bountiful supply of food.

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Bourgeois (adj.)

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  • middle class, selfishly materialistic, dully conventional.

- Technically, anyone who belongs to the middle class is bourgeois.

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Bovine (adj.)

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  • cow-like, placid and dull.

- Nothing excites Esther; when she won the lottery, she still preserved her air of bovine calm.

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Bowdlerize (v.)

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  • expurgate.

- After the film editors had bowdlerized the language in the script, the rating of the movie changed.

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Braggart (n.)

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  • boaster.

- Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves.

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Brandish (v.)

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  • wave around, flourish.

- Alarmed, Doctor Watson wildly brandished his gun until Holmes told him to put the thing away before he shot himself.

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Bravado (n.)

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  • swagger, assumed air of defiance.

- The bravado of the young criminal disappeared when he was confronted by the victims of his brutal attack.

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Brawn (n.)

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  • muscular strength, sturdiness.

- It takes brawn to become a champion weightlifter.

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Brazen (adj.)

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  • insolent.

- Her brazen contempt for authority angered the officials.

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Breach (n.)

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  • breaking of contract or duty, fissure or gap.

- Jill sued Jack for breach of promise.

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