An advantage, help, or profit gained from something; a positive result that improves a situation.
To scold or criticize someone harshly and at length.
To grant or present something valuable to someone, such as a gift, honor, or right.
To talk with excessive pride about oneself, one's achievements, or possessions; to publicize something with pomp or self-praise.
To increase or raise something, or to provide encouragement or support that improves it.
Bold and impetuous, often in a rude or tactless way; showing a lack of regard for consequences or others' feelings.
Short in duration or length; concise; expressed with few words.
Rude or abrupt in manner or speech; blunt and often impolite.
