Spelling/Vocabulary List #5 adversary belligerent chide ...

Spelling/Vocabulary List #5
adversary
1. adversary
2. belligerent
3. chide
4. contradictory
5. discord
6. embroil
7. haggle
8. ruse
9. skirmish
10.strife
• (noun) an opponent; an enemy
**His adversary had only one goal—to win at
any cost.
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belligerent
• (adjective) Hostile; aggressive;
quarrelsome.
**The minor argument turned into a belligerent
shouting match.
chide
• (verb) To scold; to express dissatisfaction
**Mother chided Alice for leaving her slippers
out where the dog could chew them.
contradictory
• (adjective) Expressing the opposite;
inconsistent.
discord
• (noun) Lack of agreement or harmony (the
opposite of “in accord.”)
**We were puzzled by the contradictory
statements of the two witnesses.
**The camping vacation was ruined by discord
among the campers.
(contradict; contradiction)
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embroil
• (verb) to get involved in a conflict, an
argument, or confusion.
haggle
• (verb) To argue or bargain in order to
come to favorable terms or a good price.
**Try not to get embroiled in arguments
between other people.
**Some people go to flea markets just for the
fun of haggling over prices.
ruse
• (noun) A crafty trick intended to create a
false impression.
skirmish
• (noun) A minor battle, sometimes on the
fringes of a larger battle.
**The ruse succeeded, and the escapees
disguised as prison guards vanished into the
night.
**Six people were killed in the skirmish that
started a civil war.
strife
• (noun) Bitter conflict or struggle.
**Strife between ethnic groups in Bosnia
resulted in the deaths of many thousands of
people.
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