| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | (n) a joining together for some common purpose |
| bewilder | (v) to puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon | (n) a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
| controversial | (adj) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement |
| dishearten | (v) to discourage |
| fruitless | (adj) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful |
| hostile | (adj) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
| inflammable | (adj) easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
| inflict | (v) to give or cause something unpleasant, impose |
| malignant | (adj) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
| mortify | (v) to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| orthodox | (adj) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
| procure | (v) to obtain through special efforts; to bring about |
| scurry | (v) to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| sodden | (adj) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
| spirited | (adj) full of life and vigor; courageous |
| virtual | (adj) having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
| 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 |
