SAT Prep Plan: SAT Vocabulary - bravado

 

bravado

Definition: a real or pretended show of courage
Synonym: audacity

  

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bra·va·do Pronunciation (br -väd )
n. pl. bra·va·dos or bra·va·does
1.
a. Defiant or swaggering behavior: strove to prevent our courage from turning into bravado.
b. A pretense of courage; a false show of bravery.
2. A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.
[French bravade and Old Spanish bravada , swagger, bravery , both ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brabus , brave ; see brave ]. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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