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Friendship & conflict

Getting on, falling out, arguing and making up. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Advanced, Core, Stretch levels: the first 9 of 9, A to Z.

  • pacifist

    nounAdvanced

    a person who believes violence and war are wrong

    Similar:
    peace lover
    Opposite:
    fighter
  • pacifying

    adj.Advanced

    helping to calm someone who is angry or upset

    Similar:
    calming
    Opposite:
    agitating
  • pact

    nounCore

    a formal agreement between people or groups

    Similar:
    agreement
    Opposite:
    dispute
  • placate

    verbStretch

    to calm someone down and make them less angry

    Similar:
    appease
    Opposite:
    anger
  • prejudice

    nounAdvanced

    an unfair opinion formed about someone without good reason

    Similar:
    bias
    Opposite:
    equity
  • prejudiced

    adj.Advanced

    having an unfair opinion about someone without good reason

    Similar:
    biased
    Opposite:
    fair
  • provocative

    adj.Stretch

    likely to cause a strong reaction or argument

    Similar:
    stirring
    Opposite:
    calming
  • provoke

    verbAdvanced

    to cause a reaction, often anger, on purpose

    Similar:
    trigger
    Opposite:
    calm
  • pugnacious

    adj.Stretch

    always ready to argue or fight

    Similar:
    quarrelsome
    Opposite:
    amicable

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