truculent
Day 55Level 2TRUK-yoo-lunt
eager to fight
eager to fight; scathing
Part of Speech: adjective
Synonyms:
fierce, vitriolic, belligerent, hostile
Antonyms:
gentle, amiable, mild
Example Sentence:
Peaceful protest in University with truculent police action.
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dead flesh; carcasses
constrain
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kuhn-STREYN
to compel or oblige
deter
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dih-TUR
to discourage; to check
forbearance
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for-BAYR-unts
patience
grate
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greyt
to annoy; aggravate; vex; shred
homiletics
Day 55art of preaching
hom-uh-LET-iks
art of preaching