There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
AGGRESS
attack, aggress
(verb) take the initiative and go on the offensive; “The Serbs attacked the village at night”; “The visiting team started to attack”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aggress (uncountable)
Aggression.
Verb
aggress (third-person singular simple present aggresses, present participle aggressing, simple past and past participle aggressed)
(transitive) To set upon; to attack.
(intransitive, construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
Anagrams
• saggers, seggars
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*gress", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aggressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggressing.] [L. aggressus, p. p. of aggredi to go to, approach; ad + gradi to step, go, gradus step: cf. OF. aggresser. See Grade.]
Definition: To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
Ag*gress", n. [L. aggressus.]
Definition: Aggression. [Obs.]
Their military aggresses on others. Sir M. Hale.
Ag*gress", v. t.
Definition: To set upon; to attack. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
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