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vocab 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliance | Meaning: A joining together for some common purpose. Synonyms: pact, league, coalition. Antonyms: rift, split. |
| bewilder | Meaning: To puzzle completely, confuse. Synonyms: baffle, perplex. Antonyms: set straight, enlighten. |
| buffoon | Meaning: A clown; a coarse, stupid person. Synonyms: jester, fool, dunce. |
| controversial | Meaning: Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement. Synonyms: arguable, debatable, at issue. |
| dishearten | Meaning: To discourage. Synonyms: demoralize, dispirit, dismáy. Antonyms: encourage, hearten. |
| fruitless | Meaning: Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful. Synonyms: useless, vain, unproductive, futile. Antonyms: productive, effective. |
| hostile | Meaning: Unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive. Antonyms: friendly, cordial, peaceful. |
| inflammable | Meaning: Easily set on fire, or easily angered or excited. Synonyms: Combustible, flammable, excitable, volatile, incendiary. Antonyms: Nonflammable, fire-resistant, calm, placid. |
| inflict | Meaning: To cause or impose something unpleasant to be suffered by someone or something. Synonyms: Administer, impose, deal out, wreak. Antonyms: Withhold, spare, suffer, undergo. |
| malignant | Meaning: Deadly; extremely harmful, evil, or malicious. In medical terms, it refers to a cancerous tumor. Synonyms: Malicious, harmful, destructive, wicked, malevolent. Antonyms: Wholesome, benign, beneficial, harmless. |
| mortify | Meaning: To cause someone to feel embarrassed, humiliated, or ashamed. Synonyms: Humiliate, embarrass, abash, shame. Antonyms: Praise, laud, honor, please. |
| orthodox | Meaning: In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs, standards, or ways of doing things. Synonyms: Conventional, customary, traditional, accepted. Antonyms: Unconventional, unorthodox, heretical, heterodox. |
| procure | Meaning: To obtain something, especially with care or effort. Synonyms: Acquire, obtain, get, secure, bring about. Antonyms: Forfeit, lose, surrender, abandon. |
| scurry | Meaning: To move with light running steps, especially hurriedly. Synonyms: Scamper, hurry, rush, dart, dash. Antonyms: Stroll, amble, saunter, lag. |
| sodden | Meaning: Soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless or dull. Synonyms: Saturated, drenched, soaked, waterlogged. Antonyms: Arid, parched, desiccated, dry. |
| spirited | Meaning: Full of life, energy, and courage; lively. Synonyms: Lively, energetic, vivacious, courageous, plucky. Antonyms: Lifeless, dull, apathetic, listless |
| virtual | Meaning: Having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing. Synonyms: Practical, effective, essential, digital. Antonyms: Real, genuine, actual, authentic. |
| void | Meaning: Completely empty; not valid or legally binding. Synonyms: Empty, null, invalid, hollow. Antonyms: Full, valid, binding, packed. |
| wayward | Meaning: Disobedient, willful, or unpredictable. Synonyms: Perverse, rebellious, stubborn, unruly, defiant. Antonyms: Obedient, docile, manageable, compliant. |
| wince | Meaning: To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear. Synonyms: Flinch, recoil, grimace, cower. Antonyms: Approach, face, confront, meet head-on. |