Vocabulary List #7

Front

Bellicose

The bellicose tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors

Back

Warlike in nature

Front

Antebellum

War changed the country in many ways, but some things remained as they were in the antebellum years

Back

Occurring before a war

Front

Belligerence

Despite the belligerence of the opposing team, the Hawks won the game by two points

Back

A warlike mood or attitude

Front

Enamored
At first, I hated the novel, but after reading it again, I became enamored of it

Back

Fond of; feeling love toward

Front

Amiable

Bernard greeted me with an amiable smile as I entered the office

Back

Good natured; cheerful

Front

Amicable

There were rumors that Diana and Brynn were fighting, but the two girls insisted they had an amicable relationship

Back

Not bitter or hostile; friendly

Front

Antagonize

No matter how the bullies antagonize Walter, he never gets angry or upset

Back

To act hostile toward; to provoke

Front

Protagonist

In the first story Jo wrote, the protagonist was a princess who defeated a wicked emperor

Back

The central character in a work of literature

Front

Antagonist

Ann sometimes felt like her parents were her antagonists, but at other times, they seemed like her best friends

Back

One who is hostile toward; one who opposes

Front

Philosophical

Cheryl's friends thought she would be humiliated after she lost the contest, but she was philosophical about the whole thing

Back

Calm and wise; reasonable