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Vocabulary Unit #4
StudyStack for Vocabulary Unit #4 - Honors English 7 (May have mistakes)
| Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| alliance | a joining together for some common purpose | Synonyms: pact, league, coalition | Antonyms: rift, split |
| bewilder | to puzzle completely | Synonyms: perplex, confound | Antonyms: set straight, enlighten |
| buffoon | a clown; a course, stupid person | Synonyms: jester, dunce | Antonyms: None |
| controversial | arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement | Synonyms: arguable, at issue | Antonyms: None |
| dishearten | to discourage | Synonyms: demoralize, dispirit | Antonyms: encourage, hearten |
| fruitless | not producing the desired results, unsuccessful | Synonyms: useless, vain, unproductive | Antonyms: productive, effective |
| hostile | unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive | Synonyms: None | Antonyms: friendly, cordial |
| inflammable | easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused | Synonyms: flammable, excitable | Antonyms: fire-resistant, calm |
| inflict | to give our cause something unpleasant, impose | Synonyms: deal out, visit upon | Antonyms: suffer, undergo, sustain |
| malignant | deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious | Synonyms: wicked, malevolent | Antonyms: wholesome, beneficial |
| mortify | to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering | Synonyms: embarrass, abash | Antonyms: None |
| orthodox | in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things | Synonyms: traditional, standard, customary | Antonyms: unusual, unconventional, heretical |
| procure | to obtain through special effort; to bring about | Synonyms: gain, achieve | Antonyms: None |
| scurry | to run quickly, scamper, hurry | Synonyms: rush, dash, scramble | Antonyms: trudge, plod, creep, crawl |
| sodden | soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless | Synonyms: waterlogged, saturated | Antonyms: parched, arid |
| spirited | full of life and vigor; courageous | Synonyms: lively, animated, gallant | Antonyms: 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 | Synonyms: functioning as | Antonyms: None |
| void | completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify | Synonyms: invalid, vacant, bare | Antonyms: in effect, teeming with; confirm |
| wayward | disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious | Synonyms: insubordinate; rebellious; perverse | Antonyms: docile, well-behaved, predictable |
| wince | to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way | Synonyms: flinch, shudder | Antonyms: None |