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Sat vocab 7
Mrs.Hahn Reading and Writing Strategies
Term | Definition |
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animosity | a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action. |
antagonism | an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups. |
bellicose | inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious. |
belligerent | of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose. |
cantankerous | disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish. |
captious | to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please. |
contentious | causing, involving, or characterized by argument or controversy. |
disputatious | fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious. |
polemical | a person who argues in opposition to another; controversial. |
predator | a predatory person. |
pugnacious | inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative. |