vocab

what is the definition of fortitude?/

(n) courage in facing difficulties

what are synonyms for fortitude?/

courage, bravery

what is the definition of clemency?/

(n) the process by which a governor, president, or administrative board may reduce a defendant's sentence or grant a pardon.

what are synonyms for clemency?/

leniency, forbearance, gentleness, mercy, humaness; mildness, moderateness.

what is the definition of malevolent?

(adj) spiteful, showing ill will

what are synonyms for malevolent?

malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant

what is the definition of belligerent?/

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

what are synonyms for belligerent?/

assertive, truculent, pugnacious

what is the definition of insidious?/

(adj) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous

what are synonyms for insidious?/

cunning, underhanded, perfidious

what is the definition of supercilious?/

(adj) proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority

what are synonyms for supercilious?/

snobbish, patronizing, overbearing

what is the definition of diffident?/

(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved.

what are synonyms for diffident?/

timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn

what is the definition of craven?/

(adj, n) cowardly; a coward

what are synonyms for craven?/

fearful, fainthearted, pusillanimous, cowardly

what is the definition of stolid?/

(adj) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

what are synonyms for stolid?/

impassive, phlegmatic

what is the definition of duplicity?/

(n) treachery, deceitfulness

what are synonyms for duplicity?/

treachery, deceitfulness

what is the definition of truculent?/

(adj.) fierce and cruel

what are synonyms for truculent?/

aggressive; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh.

what is the definition of impervious?/

(adj) not affected or hurt by; admitting of no passage or entrance

what are synonyms for impervious?/

impenetrable, resistant, proof against

what is the definition of ascertain?/

(v) to find out

what are synonyms for ascertain?/

discover, establish

what is the definition of redress?/

(v) to make something right

what are synonyms for redress?/

rectify, correct, mitigate

what is the definition of sojourn?/

(n) a temporary stay

what are synonyms for sojourn?/

visit, stopover, brief stay