Word of the day: Surmise / BOAST BOOST BUST

Word of the day

Surmise:  conjetura, suposição, imaginação, cismo, suspeita, imaginar, supor, conjeturar, suspeitar

Synonyms: guess, shot, supposition, conjecture

“We can only surmise what happened.”

“He must have surmised that I was not interested.”

boast	contar vantagem, gabar-se, ostentação, orgulho
boost	estimular, estímulo
bust	prender, grampear, quebrar com força, busto

Examples:

We were offended by his boast that he would easily beat us.

Exercise can sometimes provide a boost of energy.

Police busted 12 gang members on weapons charges.

He busted his watch when he fell.

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Word of the day: SWAGGER

Swagger:  gabolice, andar afetado,  andar de modo afetado, andar com ares de superior,  vangloriar-se, gabar-se, bancar o valentão

Synonyms: blow, brag, bcrow, gasconade, boast, vapor, vaunt

“I, too, would swagger if I'd won first place in the bowling tournament.”

“Hoping to impress the women at the bar, the young man confidently swaggered across the room.” (www.wordhippo.com)

“He copped a plea, ratted out a dozen no-neck pals and swaggered off to prison, leaving South Beach temporarily without a pied piper. —Carl Hiaasen, New York Times Book Review, 22 Feb. 2009

Word of the day: Gloat

Gloat: exultação maligna, regozijo,  olhar com satisfação maligna, regozijar-se, tripudiar, sentir-se triunfante com a desgraça alheia

Synonyms: brag, triumph, crow, boast, tout, swash, shoot a line, gas, blow, bluster, vaunt, gasconade

“After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election.”(www.merriam-webster.com)