week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
alacrity
A
briskness, lively action
2
Q
disdain
A
contempt, extreme dislike
3
Q
belligerent
A
warlike, likes to fight
4
Q
intimidate
A
to overawe, frightened
5
Q
feint
A
a false attack
6
Q
pugnacious
A
quarralesome, likes to fight
7
Q
promulgate
A
to make known officially
8
Q
brash
A
impudent, rude, disrespectful
9
Q
scoff
A
to sneer at
10
Q
belittle
A
to make seem less important as an insult
11
Q
tangible
A
having actual form
12
Q
laceration
A
cut in the skin
13
Q
castigate
A
to correct by punishing
14
Q
sordid
A
dirty, scandalous
15
Q
octogenarian
A
person in his or her eighties
