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baron (BAR uhn) (noun)
1. A lord or nobleman; a peer who is a member of the lower rank of British nobility: The term baron is not used as a form of address, but instead he is usually referred to as "Lord".
2. A person with great power, wealth, and influence in some sphere: Because of Vern's substantial accumulation of silver, he was considered the silver baron of the country.
2. A person with great power, wealth, and influence in some sphere: Because of Vern's substantial accumulation of silver, he was considered the silver baron of the country.
barren (BAR uhn) (adjective)
1. A reference to being unable to produce children: Jim and Greta decided to adopt a child when they realized that she was barren.
2. Concerning the lack of vegetation; being unproductive, unfruitful, depleted: The farmer could could not raise crops on his barren land because of the severe drought.
2. Concerning the lack of vegetation; being unproductive, unfruitful, depleted: The farmer could could not raise crops on his barren land because of the severe drought.
The baron was astonished when he saw the barren hills that were part of his estate.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group B; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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(Latin: to be dry; lacking enough water for things to grow, dry and barren; by extension, not interesting, lifeless, dull)
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“barren”
barren (BAIR uhn) (adjective)
1. Producing no offspring, childless: The couple decided to adopt a child when they realized that she was barren.
2. Sterile, unable to produce heirs or off spring: Farmer John was cheated when he bought the barren cow which could not have any calves.
3. Lacking vegetation; unproductive land, unfruitful, depleted, desolate: No one could raise crops on this barren land.
4. Referring to something that is useless; uninteresting, dull, or uninformative: Mr. Evans presented a barren topic which was not worth any further consideration.
2. Sterile, unable to produce heirs or off spring: Farmer John was cheated when he bought the barren cow which could not have any calves.
3. Lacking vegetation; unproductive land, unfruitful, depleted, desolate: No one could raise crops on this barren land.
4. Referring to something that is useless; uninteresting, dull, or uninformative: Mr. Evans presented a barren topic which was not worth any further consideration.
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English Words in Action, Group B
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