word Group 11

xenophobe hatred of strangers

affray public brawl (remember, defray means pay )

altercation quarrel or noisy argument; wordy quarrel

bicker quarrel; to quarrel vi. 1 to have a petty quarrel; squabble 2 to move with quick, rippling noises [a bickering brook] 3 to flicker, twinkle, etc. n. 1 a petty quarrel 2 a rippling or pattering sound

bout n. 1 [Dial.] a going and coming back again, as across a field in plowing; turn 2 a struggle; contest or match [a championship bout] 3 a period of time taken up by some activity, illness, etc.; spell [a bout of the flu, a bout of shopping]

feud a bitter, long-continued, and deadly quarrel, esp. between clans or families vi. to carry on a feud; quarrel n. land held from a feudal lord in return for service; fief

fracas brawl; melee

fray brawl

spat n.[Rare] a slap/a quick, slapping sound/[Colloq.] a brief, petty quarrel or dispute vi.1[Rare] to slap/to strike with a quick, slapping sound/[Colloq.] to engage in a spat, or quarrel vt.[Rare] to slap SYN. quarrel

squabble vi. to quarrel noisily over a small matter; wrangle n.a noisy, petty quarrel or dispute; wrangle SYN. quarrel2

vendetta feud; private warfare

wrangle such an argument / take part in a noisy or angry argument / quarrel; obtain through arguing; herd cattle

adulation flattery: admiration

blandishment flattery

cajole coax; wheedle

cringe shrink back, as if in fear

encomiastic praising; eulogistic

fawning courting favor by cringing and flattering