| A | B |
|---|
| alliance | joining together for a common purpose |
| bewilder | to puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon | clown; coarse, stupid person |
| controversial | arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement |
| dishearten | to discourage |
| fruitless | unsuccessful |
| hostile | unfriendly, agressive |
| inflammable | easily set on fire; easily angered |
| inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant |
| malignant | deadly, extremely harmful |
| mortify | to hurt someone's feelings; to cause humiliation |
| orthodox | in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
| procure | to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| scurry | to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| sodden | soaked with liquid or moisture |
| spirited | full of life and vigor; courageous |
| virtual | having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name |
| void | completely empty; to cancel or nullify |
| wayward | disobedient, willful, unpredictable |
| wince | to draw back in fear |
