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vocab chapter 4
1st quarter
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alliance | a joining together for a common purpose synonym: pact, league, coalition antonym: rift, split |
bewilder | to puzzle completely, confuse synonym: perplex, confound antonym: set straight, enlighten |
buffoon | a clown, a coarse, stupid person synonym: jester, dunce |
controversial | arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement synonym: arguable, at issue |
dishearten | to discourage synonym: demoralize, dispirit antonym: encourage, hearten |
fruitless | not producing the desired results, unsuccessful synonym: useless, vain, unproductive antonym: productive, effective |
hostile | unfriendly, unfavorable, warlike, aggressive antonym: friendly, cordial |
inflammable | easily set on fire, easily angered or aroused synonym: flammable, excitable antonym: fire-resistant, calm |
inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant, impose synonym: deal out, visit upon antonym: suffer, undergo, sustain |
malignant | deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious synonym: wicked, malevolent antonym: wholesome, beneficial |
mortify | to hurt someone's feelings deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation, to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering synonym: embarrass, abash |
orthodox | in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things. synonym: traditional, standard, customary antonym: unusual, unconventional, heretical |
procure | to obtain through special effort, to bring about synonym: gain, achieve |
scurry | to run quickly, scamper, hurry synonym: rush, dash, scramble antonym: trudge, plod, creep, crawl |
sodden | soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless synonym: waterlogged, saturated antonym: parched, arid |
spirited | full of life and vigor; courageous synonym: lively, animated, gallant antonym: lifeless, dull |
virtual | having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing synonym: functioning as |
void | completely empty, having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify synonym: invalid, vacant, bare antonym: in effect, teeming with; confirm |
wayward | disobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricious synonym: insubordinate, rebellious; perverse antonym: docile, well-behaved, predictable |
wince | to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear, the act of drawing back in this way synonym: flinch, shudder |