| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | a joining together for some common purpose |
| alliance | syn. pact, league, coalition |
| alliance | ant. rift, split |
| bewilder | to puzzle completely, confuse |
| bewilder | syn. baffle, perplex |
| bewilder | ant. set straight, enlighten |
| buffoon | a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
| buffoon | syn. jester, fool |
| controversial | arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement |
| controversial | syn. arguable, debatable |
| dishearten | to discourage |
| dishearten | syn. dismay, demoralize, dispirit |
| dishearten | ant. encourage, hearten |
| fruitless | not producing the desired results, uncessful |
| fruitless | syn. useless, vain, unproductive, futile |
| fruitless | ant. productive, effective |
| hostile | unfriendly, unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
| hostile | ant. friendly, cordial, peaceful |
| inflammable | easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
| inflammable | syn. combustible, flammable, excitable |
| inflammable | ant. fireproof, fire-resistant, calm |
| inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant, impose |
| inflict | syn. deal out, visit upon |
| inflict | ant. suffer, undergo, sustain |
| malignant | deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
| malignant | syn. lethal wicked |
| malignant | ant. wholesome, beneficial, benign |
| mortify | to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| mortify | syn. humiliate, embarrass, abash |
| orthodox | in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
| orthodox | syn. traditional, standard, customary |
| orthodox | ant. unusual, unconventional, heretical |
| procure | to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| procure | syn. gain, acquire, achieve |
| scurry | to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| scurry | syn. rush, dash, scramble |
| scurry | ant. trudge, plod, creep, crawl |
| sodden | soaked with liquid or moisture; exressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
| sodden | syn. drenched, waterlogged, saturated |
| sodden | ant. parched, arid |
| spirited | full of life and vigor; courageous |
| spirited | syn. lively, animated, gallant |
| spirited | ant. lifeless, dull, lackluster |
| virtual | having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
| virtual | syn. functioning as, equivalent to |
| void | completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify |
| void | syn. invalid, vacant, bare |
| void | ant. in effect, teeming with; confirm |
| wayward | disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious |
| wayward | syn. perverse |
| wayward | ant. docile, well-behaved, predictable |
| wince | to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way |
| wince | syn. flinch, shudder, recoil |
