Vocabulary Word Fic Prompts

Title: In the Line of Duty
Fandom: Riptide
Author: Cat Moon
Rating: PG
Words: 563
Characters: Nick, Cody, Murray (Quinlan mentioned)
Warnings: Canon (supporting) character death
Summary: Honoring a departed comrade.
Notes: This is a post “Requiem for Icarus” fic but stands on its own. It was my own head-canon back in the day, regarding Lt. Quinlan.

RIP to Jack Ging, aka Lt. Ted Quinlan, who passed away two months ago, at the age of 90.


( In the Line of Duty )

This week's word is



[ˈbeləˌkōs]

ADJECTIVE
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

(Noun: bellicosity)


Bonus extras from Merriam-Webster:

Choose the Right Synonym for bellicose:
Belligerent, bellicose, pugnacious, quarrelsome, contentious mean having an aggressive or fighting attitude. Belligerent often implies being actually at war or engaged in hostilities. 'Belligerent nations.'  Bellicose suggests a disposition to fight. 'A drunk in a bellicose mood.'  Pugnacious suggests a disposition that takes pleasure in personal combat. 'A pugnacious gangster.' Quarrelsome stresses an ill-natured readiness to fight without good cause. 'The heat made us all quarrelsome.' Contentious implies perverse and irritating fondness for arguing and quarreling. 'Wearied by his contentious disposition.'