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Vocab (B) ch, 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bewilder | (v) puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon | (n) a clown; coarse, stupid person |
| dishearten | (v) discourage |
| mortify | (v) to hut someone's feelings deeply; cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| orthodox | (adj) in agreement with est. or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
| procure | (v) obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| scurry | (v) to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| spirited | (adj) full of life and vigor, courageous |
| 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 |