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Vocabulary unit 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliance(n) | Adjoining together for some common purpose, Synonyms; pact, league, coalition Antonyms; rift, split |
| Bewilder (V) | To puzzle completely, confuse Synonym; perplex, confound Antonym; set straight, enlighten |
| Buffoon (N). | A clown, of course, stupid person Synonym; jester, dunce |
| Controversial (adjective) | Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement Synonyms; arguable, at issue |
| Dishearten (V) | To discourage New, Synonyms; demoralize, disparate Antonyms; encourage,hearten |
| Fruitless (adjective) | Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful, Synonyms; useless, vain, unproductive Antonyms; productive, effective |
| Hostile (adjective.) | Unfriendly, unfavorable, or like, aggressive, Antonym; friendly, cordial |
| Inflammable (adjective) | Easily set on fire, easily angered, or aroused Antonyms; flammable, excitable Antonyms; fire, resistant, calm |
| Inflict (V) | To give or cause something, unpleasant, impose, Synonyms; deal out, visit upon Antonyms; suffer, undergo, sustain |
| Malignant (adjective) | Deadly, extremely harmful, evil, spiteful, malicious Synonym; wicked, malevolent, Antonym; wholesome, beneficial |
| Mortify (v) | To hurt someone’s feelings, deeply, to cause embarrassment or humiliation, to subdue or discipline by self denial or suffering Synonym, embarrass, abash |
| Orthodox (adjective) | An agreement with established or generally accepted, beliefs, or ways of doing things Synonym, traditional, standard, customary Antonym;:;unusual, unconventional, heretical |
| Procure (V) | To obtain through special efforts; to bring about Synonym: gain, achieve |
| Scurry (v) | To run quickly, scamper, hurry, Synonym; rush, –, scramble Antonym; charge, plot, creep, crawl |
| Sodden (adj) | Soaked with liquid or moisture, expressionless, dull, spiritless, listless Synonym; waterlogged, saturated Antonym; parched, arid |
| Spirited (adjective) | Full of life and vigor, courageous Synonym; lively, animated, Gallant, Antonym; lifeless, dull |
| Virtual (adjective) | Having a certain force or effect, in fact, but not a name, so close as to be equivalent to the real thing Synonym; functioning as |
| 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 Synonyms; insubordinate, rebellious, perverse Antonyms; docile, well-behaved, predictable |
| Wince | (V) To draw back suddenly as though in pain or fear Synonym; flinch, shudder (N) the act of drawing back in this way |