vocabulary 4

words\defintions

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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 something unpleasant, impose

malignant means ?

deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

mortify means ?

to hurt someone

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, capricious

wince means ?

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