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More Vocabulary Before going further in the anger excavation, I wanted to clarify four more words, because they get used almost interchangeably, at least categorized similarly, and that imprecision will sink this exploration if not addressed first; assertiveness, aggression, rage and hostility. Assertiveness is direct, undisguised expression of a need or boundary. It isn't anger at all, necessarily. It's clarity. The word comes from Latin asserere, ad- (to) plus serere, to jo