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8LA-VocabLesson2
Lesson 2 - Kendall 2014
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aggression | unprovoked attack; warlike act; encroachment by one nation on the territory of another |
| assailant | person who assails (violently attacks with blows or words); attacker |
| belligerent | fond of fighting; warlike; quarrelsome; pugnacious |
| belligerent | nation engaged in a war; person involved in a fight; warrior |
| implacable | unable to be placated (made peaceful); unappeasable; unrelenting; unforgiving |
| intimidate | make timid (fearful); frighten; scare; discourage from acting by threats or violence |
| invincible | incapable of being vanquished (conquered, defeated, or subdued); insuperable; insurmountable |
| mercenary | soldier serving for pay in a foreign army |
| mercenary | serving merely for pay or gain; greedy |
| pugilist | prizefighter; boxer; person who fights with fists |
| strife | bitter conflict; fighting; discord; antagonism |
| vanquish | subdue by superior force; conquer; defeat; overcome |