VALOROUS

PRONUNCIATION: (VAL-uhr-uhs)

MEANING: adjective: Courageous; brave; bold.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin valor (worth), from valere (to be well or strong). Earliest documented use: 1477.
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CALOROUS - rich [food]; will put weight on you in a hurry if you eat too much

VAPORO-US - a now-failed chain of shops selling e-cigarettes

VALOR OPUS - any long saga about the exploits of the courageous, brave, and bold