Vocabulary 4

words/definitions

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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, 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 feeling 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; spiritless, listess

Spirited means?

full of life and vigor; courageous

Virtual means?

so close as to be equivalent to the real thing

Void means?

completely empty; having no legal force or effect

Wayward means?

disobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricious

Wince means?

to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear