Group 18 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Belligerence
Aggressive or warlike attitude or nature. Acts of overt warfare
Assail
To attack violently and verbally. To beset
Concede
To acknowledge defeat or surrender. To give order or cede possession
Dogged
Stubbornly persistent or determined
Ferocity
The state of being ferocious
Humility
The quality or condition of being humble. Modesty
Imperious
Domineering or overbearing. Urgent
Impose
To establish as compulsory. To intrude on others
Inexorable
Not to be persuaded by entreaty. Unalterable
Latent
Potentially existing. But no active or evident. Unrealized
Peremptory
Not allowing refusal. Putting an end to all debate
Prerogative
An exclusive right or privelege
Rout
To defeat heartily and completely
Staunch
Firm and steadfast. Loyal. Having a strong connection
Subdue
To conquer an subjugate to bring under control
Supplant
To take the place of another by force
Tractable
Easily managed or controlled
Tremulous
Characterized by trembling
Truce
A cessation of hostilities between opponents
Undermine
To dig or tunnel under. To weaken by imperceptible stages