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| boast |
to talk with too much pride; brag. [1/3 definitions] |
| brag |
When you brag, you speak with too much pride about yourself or about what you do or have. |
| modest |
If you are modest, you don't tell other people how great you are. You don't brag about your success or the great things you've done. [1/5 definitions] |
| modesty |
If you have modesty, you don't brag about how great you are or pretend to be anything special. You don't see yourself as a star or better than other people. [1/2 definitions] |
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