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Definition: (verb) Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate.
Synonyms: bully, swagger.
Usage: The police attempted to browbeat me into revealing my accomplices, but I would never squeal on my friends.
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  1. accustom Definition: (verb) Make psychologically or physically used (to something). Synonyms: habituate. Usage: Endeavor, then, to accustom yourself to our manner of living in these northern climes as you did to those of Rome, Florence, Milan, and Madrid. Discuss

  2. dabble Definition: (verb) Work with in an amateurish manner. Synonyms: smatter, play around. Usage: She dabbles in astronomy, but she does not have any formal training in it. Discuss

  3. sashay Definition: (verb) To walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others. Synonyms: prance, strut, swagger, tittup, ruffle, cock. Usage: She sashayed around the room flaunting her designer dress and impeccably coiffed hair. Discuss

  4. scarecrow Definition: (noun) An effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds. Synonyms: straw man. Usage: She was determined, therefore, to contrive as lifelike a scarecrow as ever was seen … so that it should begin its sentinel's duty that very morning. Discuss

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