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vocab unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alliance (noun) The two nations formed an alliance to defend each other in case of attack. | syn.- pact, league, coalition ant.- rift, split def- a joining together for some common purpose |
| bewilder (verb) The captain continues to bewilder his troops by giving contradictory orders. | syn.- perplex, confound ant.- set straight, enlighten def- to puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon (noun) Some students think that they need to play the buffoon in order to entertain their classmates and charm their teachers. | syn.- jester, dunce ant.- none def- a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
| controversial (adj) The school board waited until all members were present before issuing the controversial proposal to ban after-school programs. | syn.- arguable, at issue ant.- none def- arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement |
| dishearten (verb) Do not let your low score on the math test dishearten you. | syn.- demoralize, dispirit ant.- encourage, hearten def- to discourage |
| fruitless (adj.) When their efforts to fight the infection with penicillin proved fruitless, the doctors trued a new antibiotic. | syn.- useless, vain, unproductive ant.- productive, effective def- not producing the desired results, unsuccessful. |
| hostile (adj.) Relations between the two nations have been hostile for decades. | syn.- none ant.- friendly, cordial def- unfriendly, unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
| inflammable (adj.) Always be cautious when using inflammable cleaning solvents. | syn- flammable excitable ant- fire-resistant, calm def- easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
| inflict (verb) Despite all the jokes, doctors do not like to inflict patients. | syn- deal out, visit upon ant- suffer, undergo, sustain def- to give or cause something unpleasant, impose |
| malignant (adj.) Much to the patient's relief, the x-ray revealed no malignant growth. | syn- wicked, malevolent ant- wholesome, beneficial def- deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
| mortify (verb) The teacher was mortified by the students' childish behavior on the field trip. | syn- embarrass, abash ant- none def- to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| orthodox (adj.) Our principal, who believes in proven teaching methods takes an orthodox approach to education. | syn- traditional, standard, customary ant- unusual, unconventional, heretical def- in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
| procure (verb) The hospital held a raffle to procure the necessary funds for the new children's wing. | syn- gain, achieve ant- none def- to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| scurry (verb) The reappearance of the teacher caused the students in the class to scurry back to their seats. | syn-rush, dash, scramble ant-trudge, plod, creep, crawl def- to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| sodden (adj.) After four days of steady rainfall, the sodden ground gurgled as we trudged wearily over it. | syn-drenched, waterlogged, saturated ant- parched, arid def-soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
| spirited (adj.) Though the gallant defenders of the fort were hopelessly outnumbered they put up a truly spirited fight | syn-lively, animated, gallant ant-lifeless, dull, lackluster def- full of life and vigor; courageous |
| virtual (adj.) Despite the fact that she has no official tittle, she has become the virtual director of the company | syn- functioning as, equivalent to ant-none def- having a certain force or effect in fact, but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
| void (verb) When the supreme court finds a law unconstitutional, the law is said to be null and void. | def- to cancel or nullify syn-invalid, vacant, bare ant-in affect, temming with, confirm |
| wayward (adj.) Their behavior is so wayward and unpredictable that I never know what they are going to do next. | disobedient, willfull; unpredictable, capricious syn- perverse ant- docile, well-behaved, predictable. |
| wince (noun) Even though i'm an adult, I still wince in discomfort at the thought of a trip to the dentist. | syn- flinch, shudder, recoil ant- none def- the act of drawing back in this way |
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