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Unit 4 Vocab 7th grd
7th Grade English Vocab Unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliance | (n) a joining together for some common purpose |
| Bewilder | (v) to puzzle completely, confuse |
| Buffoon | (n) a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
| Controversial | (adj) arousing argument, dispute or disagreement |
| Dishearten | (v) to discourage |
| Fruitless | (adj) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful |
| Hostile | (adj) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
| Inflammable | (adj) easily set on fire, easily angered or aroused |
| Inflict | (v) to give or cause something unpleasant, impose |
| Malignant | (adj) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
| Mortify | (v) to hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| Orthodox | (adj) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
| Procure | (v) to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| Scurry | (v) to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| Sodden | (adj) soaked with liquid or moisture, expressionless, dull; spiritless; listless |
| Spirited | (adj) full of life and vigor; courageous |
| Virtual | (adj) having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
| Void | (adj) completely empty; having no legal force or effect; (n) empty or unfilled space; (v) to cancel or nullify |
| Wayward | (adj) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious |
| Wince | (v) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n) the act of drawing back in this way |