Bellicose

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Bellicose

• Adj.
• Warlike
• Aggressive
• The bellicose young man argued with his
  classmates.

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Elusive

• Adj.
• Hard to pin down
• The criminal was so elusive that he managed to
  evade capture for several years.

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Nettle

• Verb
• To annoy
• Barbara was obviously nettled by Bobs silly
  behavior.

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Bemoan

• Verb
• To complain about
• Bob bemoaned the fact that he had to write an
  essay for class.

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Surreptitious

• Adj.
• Sneaky stealthy secret
• Barbara caught one of Bobs surreptitious glances
  in the cafeteria.

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Conundrum

• Noun
• A puzzle, an enigma
• Barbara was in a conundrum when both boys asked
  her to the dance. Which one should she choose?

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Perpetuated

• Verb
• Caused to continue
• Her lies perpetuated the rumors about Bob.

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Conflagration

• Noun
• A large, destructive fire
• The Dawn of the Great Rebirth was a conflagration
  in which all manuscripts were destroyed.

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Nefarious

• Adj.
• Wicked, immoral, disreputable
• Bob refused to go along with Eds nefarious plan.

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Pseudonym

• Noun
• The assumed or false name of an author

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End Rhyme

• rhyme that comes at the ends of two or more
  lines of poetry

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Quatrain

• A four-line stanza

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Stanza

• A verse paragraph

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Morose

• Adj.
• Melancholy
• Gloomy
• The morose girl never smiled.