| A | B |
| alliance | uniting or joing together for a common purpose |
| bewilder | to totally confuse or baffle |
| buffoon | a fool; someone who behaves in a very ridiculous way |
| controversial | something which is arguable; people often feel very strongly on one side or the other of a controversial argument |
| dishearten | to be very discouraged; to lose your heart or will for something |
| fruitless | not producing the desired outcome; unsuccessful |
| hostile | extremely UNfriendly |
| inflammable | able to be set on fire easily; or a situation that is very tense and can explode at any moment |
| inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant to happen; to impose |
| malignant | deadly; harmful, a dangerous tumor for example |
| orthodox | the accepted or traditional way |
| procure | to obtain something by going to great lengths; t o bring about something difficult |
| scurry | to run in a hurry |
| mortify | to extremely embarrass |
| sodden | soaked; drenched |
| spirited | lively |
| virtual | close to the real thing |
| void | completely empty; or something that is empty or null or not in effect |
| wayward | disobedient; willfull; gets in a lot of trouble |
| wince | to draw back suddenly; like in pain or fear |