6001 - 7000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 11 |
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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 defenses. | 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 |