Today's vocabulary word – Brook

Brook” – We’re not talking about the noun referring to a small stream, but rather a verb that means to tolerate or put up with, specifically with something negative.

Example: “I have been teaching school for over thirty years, and I will brook no interference in my classroom from parents who disagree with the grades I give the students.”

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