Week 4 Flashcards
Alacrity
Briskness, lively action
I moved with alacrity when I found out we were ordering food
Disdain
Contempt
I was disdain when I watched the joker 2 movie
Belligerent
Warlike, likes to fight
My dog was belligerent when he was younger
Intimidate
To overawe, scared
I was intimidated when I got called on by the teacher
Feint
A false attack
I threw a feint
Pugnacious
Quarrelsome-Pick fights
My dog in his younger days was pugnacious
Promulgate
To make known officially
The streamer promulgated he was cheating
Brash
Impudent - disrespectful
The student was brash towards the teacher
Scoff
To sneer at
Belittle
To make seem less important in an insulting manner
My intelligence gets belittled because I am at a small school
Solace
Easing of grief
We offered solace to my mom and grandma after my grandpa passed
Aspirant
Candidate for high position
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Dregs
Most worthless part
The Cincinnati Bengals were once the dregs of the NFL
Frenzy
Wild fit
My mom goes in a frenzy trying to look for her lost items
Scurrilous
Coarse-Vulgar
Many students have a scurrilous vocabulary