Aggressive/Fighting Words Flashcards
1
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scathe
A
to harm or injure
2
Q
lacerate
A
ripping or tearing
3
Q
disparage
A
belittlement of someone or something
4
Q
deride
A
scornful laughter
5
Q
temerity
A
extreme boldness
6
Q
diatribe
A
a bitter, abusive lecture
7
Q
animus
A
the idea of a hostile disposition, ill will towards someone
8
Q
excoriate
A
to remove the skin, to censure strongly
9
Q
emasculate
A
to castrate or weaken
10
Q
flay
A
to strip the skin off someone, strong verbal criticism
11
Q
bellicose
A
warlike
12
Q
agonistic
A
struggles
13
Q
contentious
A
argumentative
14
Q
pugnacious
A
ready to quarrel or fight
15
Q
fractious
A
peevish, cranky, unruly, a troublemaker
