| A | B |
|---|
| alacrity | "(n) brisk and cheerful readiness; eagerness (Latin, alacritas from alacer 'brisk')" |
| belittle | "(v) to make someone or something unimportant; denegrate" |
| belligerent | "(adj) hostile and aggressive; warlike (Latin, belligerant 'war waging' from the verb belligerare, from noun bellum 'war)" |
| brash | "(adj) self-assertive in a rude, noisy or overbearing way; impudent, arrogant" |
| disdain | "(n) the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt (Latin, dedignari from de [expressing reversal] + dignari 'consider worthy')" |
| feint | "(n) a deceptive or pretended blow (esp boxing or fencing); a mock attack or movement in warfare" |
| intimidate | "(v) frighten or overawe someone, esp. in order to make them do what one wants (Latin, intimidare 'made timid') |
| promulgate | "(v) promote or make widely known; put in effect by official proclamation (Latin, promulgat- 'exposed to public view') |
| pugnacious | "(adj) eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight (Latin, pugnare 'to fight' from pugnus 'fist') |
| scoff | "(v) speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way" |
| caustic | "(adj) sarcastic in a scathing or bitter way (via Latin from Greek kaustos 'combustible,' from kaiein 'to burn')" |
| dupe | "(n) a victim of deception; a pawn, a chump" |
| incipient | "(adj) in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop (Latin, incipient, 'undertaking, beginning')" |
| ominous | "(adj) giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening (Latin, ominosus, omin, 'omen')" |
| stipulate | "(v) demand or specify a requirement, typically as part of an agreement" |
