8/22 Flashcards
Bellicose
Looking for or ready to fight
Bellicose patriots are ready to fight
Composure
Being calm
In control of oneself (under pressure)
He faces problems and pressure without loosing his composure
Confiscate
To take temporarily for security or legal reasons
Police confiscated stolen artworks
Blithe
Happy cheerful
Describing someone who lacks due concerns for the situation
He ignores the problem with blithe ignorance and indifference
Congruent
In agreement with
corresponding in kind or character
Rules must be congruent with the existing laws
Antagonism
Conflict
Dislike
Deprecate
To show disapproval
To belittle someone or something
That kind of wisdom was banished to folkways or deprecated as secondary
contrite
remorseful
she made a contrite apology for her mistake.
convoluted
roundabout, not straightforward, complex
copious
plentiful; abundant
we had copious evidences that corroborate with the previous research to prove that the disease is detrimental.
covet
desire something that doesn’t belong to you
craft
cunning
skill
craven
cowardly to the point of being shameful
A craven man cannot die for his belief
credulous
easy to believe
credence
belief, trust
