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Lesson 7 Vocab
The Cantankerous Cluster (words relating to quarreling, fighting, and bitter feelings)
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English
11th Grade
03/10/2011

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animosity
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hatred; ill will
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antagonism
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hatred or hostility
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bellicose
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a quarrelsome nature; eager to fight; warlike; belligerent
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belligerent
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taking part in war or fighting; ready to fight
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cantankerous
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bad-tempered; quarrelsome
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captious
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made for the sake of quarreling; quibbling
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contentious
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quarrelsome; belligerent
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disputatious
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likely to dispute or argue
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polemical
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inclined to argue or debate; controversial
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predator
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one who takes advantage of another, exploits or feeds on another; a strong adversary or rival
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pugnacious
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eager to fight; belligerent
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