GRE Vocabulary

#121

betray

Verb

Example sentences

1. His shaking hands betray his nervousness.
2. The data may betray a serious weakness in the plan.
3. Her eyes betray how tired she feels.

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#122

bilious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The bilious patient complained of nausea and stomach pain.
2. He wrote a bilious article full of anger.
3. Her bilious mood made conversation difficult.

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#123

blatant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. It was a blatant attempt to cheat.
2. The company showed blatant disregard for safety.
3. His blatant lie was easy to prove.

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#124

bleak

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The future looked bleak after the factory closed.
2. They crossed a bleak and empty landscape.
3. The report gives a bleak picture of the economy.

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#125

blinkered

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His blinkered view prevented him from seeing other opinions.
2. The company made a blinkered decision without studying the market.
3. She criticized their blinkered attitude toward change.

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#126

bolster

Verb

Example sentences

1. New evidence may bolster her argument.
2. The government acted to bolster the weak economy.
3. His kind words helped bolster my confidence.

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#127

boon

Noun/adjective

Example sentences

1. The new well was a boon to the whole village.
2. Online lessons are a boon for students in remote areas.
3. The rainy season was a boon to local farmers.

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#128

boorish

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His boorish behavior embarrassed everyone at dinner.
2. The boorish man spoke loudly and interrupted others.
3. She refused to accept such boorish treatment.

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#129

bowdlerize

Verb

Example sentences

1. The editor chose to bowdlerize the novel for young readers.
2. Some channels bowdlerize films by removing strong language.
3. Critics said the school should not bowdlerize history.

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#130

brazen

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The thief made a brazen escape in broad daylight.
2. It was a brazen lie told in front of many witnesses.
3. Her brazen confidence surprised the interviewers.

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#131

bridle

Verb

Example sentences

1. She began to bridle at his rude advice.
2. He could not bridle his anger during the meeting.
3. The manager tried to bridle the team's spending.

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#132

bristle

Verb

Example sentences

1. He would bristle whenever anyone criticized his work.
2. She began to bristle at the unfair questions.
3. The dog seemed to bristle when the stranger approached.

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#133

broadside

Noun

Example sentences

1. The newspaper published a broadside against the new law.
2. The senator launched a broadside at his political rivals.
3. Her speech was a powerful broadside against corruption.

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#134

bromide

Noun

Example sentences

1. His advice was only a tired bromide about working hard.
2. The speech offered a familiar bromide instead of a real solution.
3. She answered with the old bromide, "Everything happens for a reason."

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#135

brook

Verb

Example sentences

1. The coach will brook no disrespect from the players.
2. She would not brook any delay in the rescue effort.
3. The law does not brook such careless behavior.

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#136

browbeat

Verb

Example sentences

1. The manager tried to browbeat employees into working late.
2. Do not let anyone browbeat you into changing your honest opinion.
3. They could not browbeat her into signing the paper.

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#137

brusquely

Adverb

Example sentences

1. He answered brusquely and ended the call.
2. The nurse spoke brusquely because she was under stress.
3. She brusquely refused his request.

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#138

buck

Verb

Example sentences

1. The young employee decided to buck the usual office tradition.
2. Some voters may buck the national trend.
3. She was willing to buck authority when a rule seemed unfair.

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#139

bucolic

Adjective

Example sentences

1. They spent a quiet weekend in a bucolic village.
2. The painting shows a bucolic scene with fields and sheep.
3. He left the noisy city for a more bucolic life.

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#140

bumbling

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The bumbling thief dropped his bag while escaping.
2. A bumbling waiter spilled water on the table.
3. His bumbling attempt to fix the computer made it worse.

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