| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | a joining together for some common purpose; pact (n.) |
| bewilder | to puzzle completely; confuse; baffle; perplex (v.) |
| buffoon | a clown; a fool (n.) |
| controversial | arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement; arguable; debatable (adj.) |
| malignant | deadly; extremely harmful; lethal (adj.) |
| fruitless | not producing the desired results; unsuccessful; useless; unproductive (adj.) |
| hostile | unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike; aggressive (adj.) |
| inflammable | easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused; combustible (adj.) |
| inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant; impose; deal out (v.) |
| dishearten | to discourage; dismay (v.) |
