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?

clown; a coarse ignorant 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, aggresive

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

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; spirtless, 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?

empty or unfilled space

wayward means?

disobedient

wince means?

the act of drawing back in this way

mortify means?

to hurt someone's feelings deeply