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6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 6 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| brandy | noun | They had brandy after dinner. | alcoholic liquor |
| breach | noun | It was a breach of their agreement. | violation of an obligation |
| verb | The soldiers will breach the enemy's defences. | an opening, gap | |
| breeches | noun | She bought some breeches for riding. | pants for horse riding |
| brew | verb | They brew a plot of overthrow the government. | concocted, devised |
| noun | We drank some of his home-made brew. | ale or beer | |
| bribe | noun | He went to jail for trying to bribe the policeman. | offered money for a favor |
| verb | We will bribe her to let us in to the show, | corrupt by money | |
| brier | noun | He slipped and fell into a rose brier. | prickly plant |
| brigade | noun | We formed a bucket brigade to fight the fire. | group with single purpose |
| brink | noun | We came to the brink of a disaster. | place where it might begin |
| brisk | adj. | After dinner he took a brisk walk. | marked by speed, liveliness |
| bristle | verb | She may bristle at the thought of leaving us. | react in anger |
| broil | verb | They broiled some steaks for us for dinner. | cook on a grill |
| broker | noun | We bought our car through a broker. | agent for a fee |
| verb | He brokered an agreement among the two side. | arrange or manage | |
| brutal | adj. | He became known as a brutal fighter. | ruthless or cruel |
| buck | noun | He shot a buck in last year's deer season. | male deer |
| verb | Do not try to buck the system. | oppose. challenge | |
| adj. | He started his career as a buck private, | lowest rank | |
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