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Newberry Vocab 7&8
Quarreling, Fighting and bitter feelings/ Showing Generosity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Animosity (n) | Hatred; Ill Will |
| Antagonism (n) | Hatred or Hostility |
| Bellicose (adj) | Of a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; Belligerent |
| Belligerent (adj) | Taking part in war or fighting; ready to fight |
| Cantankerous (adj) | Bad-Tempered or irritated; Quarrelsome |
| Captious (adj) | Made for the sake of quarreling; quibbling |
| Contentious (adj) | Quarrelsome; Belligerent |
| Disputatious (adj) | Likely to dispute or argue |
| Polemical (adj) | Inclined to argue or debate; controversial |
| Predator (n) | One who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on another; a strong adversary or rival |
| Pugnacious (adj) | Eager to fight; Belligerent |
| Altruistic (adj) | Showing an unselfish concern for others |
| Benevolent (adj) | Giving freely and easily to others; charitable, kind |
| Largess (n) | Generous giving (also spelled as Largesse) |
| Lavish (adj) | Generous in giving to others or in spending money |
| Magnanimous (adj) | Generous to overlooking insults |
| Munificent (adj) | Very Generous |
| Philanthropic (adj) | Showing a desire to help other by giving gifts; charitable; human |
| Prodigal (adj) | Wasteful; Lavish |
| Squander (v) | To spend money/time in a wasteful, uncaring, fashion |