vocabulary 4

words/definition

20 cards·by richterc

Bewildered means?

to puzzle completely, confused

Buffoon means?

a clown; a coarse, stupid person

Controversial means?

arousing argument, dispute, 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 someones feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering

Alliance

a joining together for some common purpose

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; 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,capricous

wince means?

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