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What is 'a level of bluster' ? Hi, What is 'a level of bluster' in the sentence? "Taking the survey allowed me to assess aspects of my emotional constitution that might be wanting - a certain lack of resilience in the face of adversity, perhaps, that I might learn to augment and at the same time a level of bluster that might be beneficial to tone down."

Oct 19, 2012 5:53 AM

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"Bluster" means to talk in a loud, menacing or aggressive, or acting in an indignant way with little effect: Examples "You threaten and bluster all you like" “I don't care what he says,” I blustered". So in your given sentence," a level of bluster" means loud and menacing language.

October 19, 2012

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