This week we continue our vocabulary-building series, “The Closing Word.” Each week we provide a new word to help build your vocabulary and show you an example of how to use it.
This week’s closing word:
truculent
Pronounced: (TRUCK-you-lent)
Adjective:
defiantly aggressive
From Vocabulary.com: “This word has no connection to truck, but the similar sound is still a good way to remember it: truculent folks are like monster trucks, ready to run over anything that gets in their way. To be truculent is to be defiant, aggressive, and quarrelsome.”
Example:
“I warned the seller about becoming truculent during negotiations, but they ignored my advice and the buyer walked from the deal.”
