| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | a joining together for some common purpose |
| bewilder | to puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon | a clown, a coarse person |
| controversial | arousing an argument; dispute or disagreement |
| dishearten | to discourage |
| fruitless | not producing the desired results, unsuccessful |
| hostile | Unfriendly, unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
| inflammable | Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
| inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant; impose |
| malignant | Deadly, extremely harmful; evil, spiteful, malicious |
| mortify | to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment |
| orthodox | In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or way of doing things |
| procure | to obtain through special efforts; to bring about |
| scurry | to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| sodden | soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull, spiritless |
| spirited | full of life and vigor, courageous |
| virtual | having a certain force or effect in fact, but not in name; so close as to be equivlaent to the real thing |
| void | completely empty; having no legal force or effect |
| wayward | disobedient, willful, unpredictable |
| wince | To draw back suddenly as though in pain or fear; |
