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Sep 4, 2003

This week's theme
Words with origins in war

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nom de guerre
antebellum
polemic
bellicose
casus belli

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bellicose

adjective: Inclined to fight.

[From Latin bellicosus, from bellicus (of war), from bellum (war).]

"It is clearly irrational for Pyongyang to beg for better ties with ideological enemies like the United States and Japan, while maintaining a bellicose attitude toward its compatriot South, shunning dialogue with Seoul, and yet seeking assistance from southern-based private businesses and civic groups."
Accord on Inter-Korean Summit; The Korea Times (Seoul); Apr 10, 2000.

"It is not the first time that this warlord has issued such an ultimatum. In l992 -- at the triumph by the Kikuyu-Luo-led multi-party crusade Mr. Lotodo issued bellicose warnings to the Kikuyu in his tribal principality to scram or face death." Philip Ochieng; This Minister Makes Moi Look Very Bad; The Nation (Nairobi, Kenya); Dec 26, 1999.

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