Words are very powerful — so become empowered by enhancing your vocabulary!
Brook
(As a noun)
Definition: A small stream
Examples: “What a civilised way to spend a Sunday morning, a walk on the mountainside by the brooks and streams followed by lunch al fresco.”
“A small house stood in the middle of the glade, a brook burbling next to it.”
(As a verb) (Formal)
Definition: Tolerate or allow (something, typically dissent or opposition)
Examples: “Mia would brook no criticism of her sister Jia.”
“This school brooks no dissent and does not see itself as competing with other philosophies.”
“He appears to be like a dictator who can brook no dissent.”
Published in Dawn, Young World April 29th, 2017
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