bel·lig·er·ent /bəˈlɪdʒərənt, bɪˈlɪdʒərənt/ adjective
1very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight SYN aggressive:
a belligerent attitude
2[only before noun] formal a belligerent country is fighting a war against another country
—belligerence, belligerency noun [uncountable]
coun·ter·feit1 /ˈkaʊntəfɪt $ -tər-/ adjective
made to look exactly like something else, in order to deceive people SYN fake
counterfeit currency/money etc
counterfeit £10 notes
counterfeit goods/software etc
pro·scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/ verb [transitive]
formal to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done SYN forbid,prohibit:
The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.
—proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
cook something ↔ up phrasal verb
1to prepare food, especially quickly:
Every night he cooked up a big casserole.
2informal to invent an excuse, reason, plan etc, especially one that is slightly dishonest or unlikely to work:
the plan that Graham and Dempster had cooked up
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