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broach

verbCommon GRE wordMore B words

to raise a subject for discussion

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In a sentence

Broach in a sentence

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He finally broached the awkward topic of money over coffee.

Synonyms
introducebring upmentionraise
Antonyms
suppresswithhold

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Broach (verb) means to raise a subject for discussion
Here is broach used in an example sentence: "He finally broached the awkward topic of money over coffee."
Common synonyms for broach include introduce, bring up, mention, raise.
Antonyms of broach include suppress, withhold.
Broach is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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