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timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn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