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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
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