Week 14
disdain
verb (used with object)
1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
2. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself:to disdain replying to an insult.
1. to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
2. to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself:to disdain replying to an insult.
noun
3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
3. a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
belligerent
adjective
1.warlike; given to waging war.
2.of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose:
a belligerent tone.
3.waging war; engaged in war:
a peace treaty between belligerent powers.
4.pertaining to war or to those engaged in war:
belligerent rights.
1.warlike; given to waging war.
2.of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose:
a belligerent tone.
3.waging war; engaged in war:
a peace treaty between belligerent powers.
4.pertaining to war or to those engaged in war:
belligerent rights.
noun
5.a state or nation at war.
6.a member of the military forces of such a state.
5.a state or nation at war.
6.a member of the military forces of such a state.
intimidate
verb (used with object)intimidated, intimidating.
1.to make timid; fill with fear.
2.to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.
3.to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear:
to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls.
1.to make timid; fill with fear.
2.to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc.
3.to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear:
to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls.
feint
noun
1.a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
2.a feigned or assumed appearance:
His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.
1.a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:military feints; the feints of a skilled fencer.
2.a feigned or assumed appearance:
His air of approval was a feint to conceal his real motives.
verb (used without object)
3.to make a feint.
3.to make a feint.
verb (used with object)
4.to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.
5.to make a false show of; simulate.
4.to make a feint at; deceive with a feint.
5.to make a false show of; simulate.
pugnacious
adjective
1. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
1. inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
brash
adjectivebrasher, brashest.
1.impertinent; impudent; tactless:a brash young man.
2.hasty; rash; impetuous.
3.energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty:
a brash new musical.
4.(used especially of wood) brittle.
1.impertinent; impudent; tactless:a brash young man.
2.hasty; rash; impetuous.
3.energetic or highly spirited, especially in an irreverent way; zesty:
a brash new musical.
4.(used especially of wood) brittle.
noun
5.a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
6.brash ice.
7.Pathology. heartburn.
5.a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
6.brash ice.
7.Pathology. heartburn.
rampant
adjective
1.violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:a rampant leopard.
2.growing luxuriantly, as weeds.
3.in full sway; prevailing or unchecked:a rampant rumor.4.(of an animal) standing on the hind legs; ramping.
5.Heraldry. (of a beast used as a charge) represented in profile facing the dexter side, with the body upraised and resting on the left hind leg, the tail and other legs elevated, the right foreleg highest, and the head in profile unless otherwise specified:a lion rampant.
6.Architecture. (of an arch or vault) springing at one side from one level of support and resting at the other on a higher level.
1.violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:a rampant leopard.
2.growing luxuriantly, as weeds.
3.in full sway; prevailing or unchecked:a rampant rumor.4.(of an animal) standing on the hind legs; ramping.
5.Heraldry. (of a beast used as a charge) represented in profile facing the dexter side, with the body upraised and resting on the left hind leg, the tail and other legs elevated, the right foreleg highest, and the head in profile unless otherwise specified:a lion rampant.
6.Architecture. (of an arch or vault) springing at one side from one level of support and resting at the other on a higher level.
2.growing luxuriantly, as weeds.
3.in full sway; prevailing or unchecked:a rampant rumor.4.(of an animal) standing on the hind legs; ramping.
5.Heraldry. (of a beast used as a charge) represented in profile facing the dexter side, with the body upraised and resting on the left hind leg, the tail and other legs elevated, the right foreleg highest, and the head in profile unless otherwise specified:a lion rampant.
6.Architecture. (of an arch or vault) springing at one side from one level of support and resting at the other on a higher level.
inane
adjective
1.lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly:inane questions.
2.empty; void.
1.lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly:inane questions.
2.empty; void.
2.empty; void.
noun
3.something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
3.something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
ethics
noun
1.(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:the ethics of a culture.
2.(used with a plural verb) the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.:medical ethics; Christian ethics.
3.(used with a plural verb) moral principles, as of an individual:His ethics forbade betrayal of a confidence.
4.(used with a singular verb) that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.
1.(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:the ethics of a culture.
2.(used with a plural verb) the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.:medical ethics; Christian ethics.
3.(used with a plural verb) moral principles, as of an individual:His ethics forbade betrayal of a confidence.
4.(used with a singular verb) that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.
2.(used with a plural verb) the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.:medical ethics; Christian ethics.
3.(used with a plural verb) moral principles, as of an individual:His ethics forbade betrayal of a confidence.
4.(used with a singular verb) that branch of philosophy dealing with values relating to human conduct, with respect to the rightness and wrongness of certain actions and to the goodness and badness of the motives and ends of such actions.
alacrity
noun
1.cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.2.liveliness; briskness.
1.cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.2.liveliness; briskness.
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