Vocabulary 4

Words/Definitions

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Alliance means?

A joining together for some common purpose.

Bewildered means?

To puzzle completely, confuse.

Buffoon means?

A clown; a course, stupid person.

Controversial means?

Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement.

Dishearten means?

To discourage.

Fruitless means?

Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful.

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; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering.

Orthodox means?

In agreement with establishment 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; expressions, dull, spiritless, listless.

Spirited means?

Full of life and vigor; courageous.

Virtual means?

Having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing.

Void means?

Completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify.

Wayward means?

Disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious.

Wince means?

To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way.