Week 4 Flashcards
Alacrity
Briskness, lively action
The action game was full of alacrity
Disdain
Contempt, thinking something is worthless
When my friend switched up on me I was full of disdain towards him
Belligerent
Warlike, likes to fight
When I’m playing a game I’m usually belligerent
Intimidate
To overawe, scare
The game knew how to intimidate as I was very scared
Feint
A false attack
The boxer feinted then connected a punch
Pugnacious
Quarrelsome, picking fights
The pugnacious man tried to fight me
Promulgate
To make known officially
I wanted to keep the relationship discreet, but she promulgated it
Brash
Impudent, not showing respect
I was offended by the brash man
Scoff
To sneer at
When presented with a dumb idea I scoffed at it
Belittle
To make seem less important
I thought it was a good idea, but he belittled it
Tangible
Having actual form
She thought I was cheating, but there was no tangible evidence
Laceration
Cut in the skin
When I visited my friend, he had a ton of lacerations on his arms
Castigate
To correct by punishing
When actions instead of words are wrong, they’re more likely to be castigated
Sordid
Dirty, base, scandalous
Drug deals are in sordid businesses
Octogenarian
Person in their eighties
I knew to trust the octogenarian with life advice
