2nd 6 weeks wordsday Wednesday

• Belligerent

• Belligerent

To be hostile or aggressive, or a nation or person who is engaged in a war or conflict as recognized by international law

Censure

To express sever disapproval especial in a formal statement

Conciliatory

Intended or likely to placate or pacify

Deductive Reasoning

A logical approach to progressing from generals to specific conclusions

Dubious

Hesitating or doubting, not to be relied upon or suspect, or a questionable value

Equivocal

Ambiguos, open to more than one interpretation

Euphony

The quality of being pleasing to the ear especially through harmony

Feign

To pretend to be affected by something

Hypophora

A figure of speech in which the speaker asks a question and then answers it themselves,

Inherent

Eexisiting in something as a permanent characteristic attribute

Paucity

The scarcity of something

Polysyndeten

Conjunctions in short succession in order to slow prose

Pragmatic

Dealing with things sensibly and logically

Pretentious

attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

Prosaic

having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty.

Pro tuberant

protruding; bulging.

Reproached

address (someone) in such a way as to express disapproval or disappointment.

"critics reproached him for his failure to tackle the deficiency"

• accuse someone of.

Supercilious

coolly and patronizingly haughty

Vindictive

having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

Wrought

molded, shaped, or manufactured