| A | B |
| alliance | (n) a joining togethre for some common purpose |
| bewilder | (v) to puzze 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, agressive |
| 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 acceptged beliefs or ways of doing things |
| procure | (v) to obtain through special effort: 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 emty: having no legal force or effect: |
| void | (n) empty or unfilled space |
| void | (v) to cancel or nullify |
| wayward | (adj) disobedient, willful, unpredictable |
| wince | (v) to draw backsuddenly as though in pain or fear |
| wince | (n) the act of drawing back i |