Sunday, March 1, 2009

define: blanch, blithe, broach

blanch - v. turn pale

Grace was so surprised at Mark's marriage proposal that she blanched.

blithe - adj. happily, light hearted, joyful

Deep in her own mind, she had blithely denied the possibility of him and her.

broach - v. to open up a subject for discussion

That was why she was genuinely shocked when he broached the subject of marriage.

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