tent

Usage

• portent

  A portent is a warning that indicates what is likely to happen in the future, which is usually something unpleasant.

• contentious

  When someone is contentious, they are argumentative and likely to provoke a fight.

• ostentatious

  If you describe an action as ostentatious, you think it is an extreme and exaggerated way of impressing people.

• pretentious

  If you are pretentious, you think you are really great in some way and let everyone know about it, despite the fact that it's not the case at all.

• attentive

  If you are attentive in the classroom, you are very aware of what is going on because you are focused on what the teacher is telling you.