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| word | definition |
|---|---|
| agressor | person or nation that initiates hostilities or makes an unprovoked attack; assailant; invader |
| aggression | unprovoked attack; assault; invasion |
| altitude | height; elevation; high position; eminence |
| calamity | great misfortune; catastrophe; disaster |
| calamitious | disastrous; catastrophic |
| congregate | come together into a crowd; assemble; gather |
| convene | meet in a group for a specific purpose |
| convention | treaty; agreement |
| cordial | warm and friendly; gracious; hearty |
| crony | close companion; intimate friend; chum; associate |
| deliberately | in a carefully thought out manner; purposely; intentionally; in an unhurried manner; slowly |
| dispense | deal out; distribute; (followed by the preposition with) do without; get along without; forgo |
| dubious | doubtful; uncertain; questionable |
| extremity | very end; utmost limit; border |
| forecast | predict; foretell; prophesy; prognosticate |
| hibernate | spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state, as some animals do |
| host | large number; multitude; throng; crowd; flock; person who receives or entertains a guest or guests at home or elsewhere (Note also: hostess-a woman who serves as a host |
| intimidate | frighten; influence by fear; cow; overawe; coerce |
| preface | introduction (to a book or speech); foreword; plague; preamble; exordium |
| preface | introduce or begin with a preface; usher in; precede |
| recoil | draw back because of fear or disgust; shrink; wince; flinch |
| reflection | thought, especially careful thought; cogitation; deliberation; blame; discredit; aspersion; slur |
| relinquish | give up; abandon; let go; release; surrender; cede |
| tolerate | endure; bear; put up with; accept; permit |
| tolerable | bearable; endurable |