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Brandish: Vocabulary An Object

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Benjamin Weiss Mr. Thomas Conway English 1 25 October 2015 Vocabulary Essay “Brandish” means to yield an object precariously with the intent of being noticed. For example, “The gallant knight brandishes his sword.” Another example is, “Kyle tackled the woman when he saw her brandish a knife at his son “allows the reader to know that the woman was dangerously pointing and waving the knife at Kyle’s son. Brandish is a verb, therefore, it cannot be used as an adjective. It is incorrect to say, “The brandish knife in the man's hand,” because it is an action, and not a description. Brandish is not used in everyday conversation. However the media may use the word to describe a criminal or teenager brandishing a gun or knife. It also is found
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