Group 18 Flashcards

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Belligerence

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Aggressive or warlike attitude or nature. Acts of overt warfare

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Assail

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To attack violently and verbally. To beset

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Concede

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To acknowledge defeat or surrender. To give order or cede possession

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Dogged

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Stubbornly persistent or determined

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Ferocity

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The state of being ferocious

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Humility

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The quality or condition of being humble. Modesty

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Imperious

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Domineering or overbearing. Urgent

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Impose

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To establish as compulsory. To intrude on others

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Inexorable

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Not to be persuaded by entreaty. Unalterable

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Latent

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Potentially existing. But no active or evident. Unrealized

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Peremptory

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Not allowing refusal. Putting an end to all debate

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Prerogative

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An exclusive right or privelege

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Rout

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To defeat heartily and completely

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Staunch

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Firm and steadfast. Loyal. Having a strong connection

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Subdue

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To conquer an subjugate to bring under control

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Supplant

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To take the place of another by force

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Tractable

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Easily managed or controlled

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Tremulous

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Characterized by trembling

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Truce

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A cessation of hostilities between opponents

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Undermine

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To dig or tunnel under. To weaken by imperceptible stages