vocabulary 4

words/defenitions

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alliance means?

a joining together for some common purpose

bewilder means?

to puzzle completely, confuse

buffoon means?

a clown; a course, dumb person

controversial means?

arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

dishearten means?

to discourage

fruitless means?

not producing the desired results, unsuccesssful

hostile means?

unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggresive

inflammable means?

easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

inflict means?

to give or cause something unpleasent, impose

malignant means?

deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

mortify means?

to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause

orthodox mean?

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?

completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space

wayward means?

disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious

wince means?

to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear