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30 Cards in this Set
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bellum (root)
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war
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pro-
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forward, forth
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pugnare (root)
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fight
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ire
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anger
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belligerent (adj)
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warlike; quarrelsome
my brother is. belligerent guy syn: antagonistic, canatankerous, contentious |
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irascible (adj)
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easily angered
syn: choleric, splenetic, petulant |
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volatile (adj)
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explosive; tending to evaporate quickly
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rebuttal (n)
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refutation; opposing response to an argument
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refute (v)
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to disprove; to successfully argue against
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incite (v)
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to urge into action
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pugnacious (adj)
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eager and ready to fight; quarrelsome
syn: belligerent, truculent ant: pacific, passive |
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bellicose (adj)
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warlike
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harass (v)
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to attack or assault
syn: berate |
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tumultuous (adj)
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violently agitated
syn: hectic, unruly |
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instigate. (v)
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to urge, goad
syn: forment, coax, cajole |
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provocative (adj)
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tending to aggravate or stimulate
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propensity (n)
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a natural inclination or tendency
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acri (root)
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bitter
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caco (root)
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ugly
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noi (root)
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harm
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acrimony (n)
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bitterness of feeling; harsh words
syn: belligerence, rancor ant: civility |
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appalling (adj)
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shocking; causing dismay
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cacophony (n)
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discord; harsh sound
syn: dissonance |
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abysmal (adj)
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extremely bad; wretched
syn: deplorable, pathetic ant: commendable, laudable |
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deplorable (adj)
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worthy of reproach or censure
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egregious (adj)
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conspicuously bad; flagrant
syn: atrocious |
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lurid (adj)
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shocking; sensational
syn: graphic, vivid |
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noisome (adj)
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offensive to the senses or the health
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flagrant (adj)
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offensively bad; reprehensible
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astringent (adj)
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caustic; pungent
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