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Vocabulary List # 7

Vocabulary List # 7. English 1 English 1 Honors. BELL. “war”. BELLICOSE. Adjective Warlike in nature. The bellicose tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors. ANTEBELLUM. Adjective Occurring before a war.

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Vocabulary List # 7

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  1. Vocabulary List #7 English 1 English 1 Honors

  2. BELL “war”

  3. BELLICOSE • Adjective • Warlike in nature. • The bellicose tribe was in the habit of fighting its neighbors.

  4. ANTEBELLUM • Adjective • Occurring before a war. • War changed the country in many ways, but some things remained as they were in the antebellum years.

  5. BELLIGERENCE • Noun • Warlike mood or attitude. • Despite the belligerence of the opposing team, the Hawks won the game by two points.

  6. AM “love; friend”

  7. ENAMORED • Adjective • Fond of; feeling love towards. • At first I hated the novel, but after reading it again, I became enamored of it.

  8. AMIABLE • Adjective • Good-natured; cheerful. • Bernard greeted me with an amiable smile as I entered the office.

  9. AMICABLE • Adjective • Not bitter or hostile; friendly. • There were rumors that Diana and Brynn were fighting, but the two girls insisted they had an amicable relationship.

  10. AGON “contest, struggle”

  11. ANTAGONIZE • Verb • To act hostile towards; provoke. • No matter how the bullies antagonize Walter, he never gets angry or upset.

  12. PROTAGONIST • Noun • The central character in a work of literature. • In the first story Jo wrote, the protagonist was a princess who defeated a wicked emperor.

  13. ANTAGONIST • Noun • One who is hostile towards; one who opposes. • Ann sometimes felt like her parents were her antagonists, but at other times they seemed like her best friends.

  14. PHIL “love”

  15. PHILOSOPHICAL • Adjective • Calm and wise; reasonable. • Cheryl’s friends thought she would be humiliated after she lost the contest, but she was philosophical about the whole thing.

  16. PHILANTHROPY • Noun • Charitable donation to public causes. • The farmer gave his land to the city to turn into a park and was praised for his act of philanthropy.

  17. BIBLIOPHILE • Noun • One who loves books. • Cameron, a self-described bibliophile, was running out of space for her books.

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