vocabulary 4

words/definitions

20 cards·by stumpfl

Alliance means?

a joining together for some common purpose

bewilder means?

to puzzle completely, confuse

buffoon means?

a clown; a coarse, stupid person

controversial means?

arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

dishearten means?

to discourage

fruitless means?

not producing the desired results, unsucessful

hostile means?

unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

inflammable means?

easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

inflict means?

to give or cause something unpleasant; impose

malignant means?

deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious

mortify means?

to hurt someone's feelings deeply

orthodox means?

in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things

procure means?

to obtain through special effort; to bring about

scurry means?

to run quickly; scamper, hurry

sodden means?

soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull

spirited means?

full of life and vigor; courageous

virtual means?

having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name

void means?

completely empty; having no legal force or effect

wayward means?

disobedient; willful, unpredictable, capricious

wince means?

to draw back suddenly