| A | B |
| alliance | a joining together for some common purpose |
| bewilder | to puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon | a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
| controversial | arousing argument, dispute or disagreement |
| dishearten | to discourage |
| fruitless | not producing the desire results, unsuccessful |
| hostile | unfriendly; unfavorable, warlike, aggressive |
| inflammable | easily set on fire |
| inflict | to give or cause something unpleasant |
| inflammable | easily angered or aroused |
| malignant | deadly, extremely harmful, evil |
| mortify | to hurt someone's feelings deeply |
| malignant | spiteful, malicious |
| mortify | to cause embarrassment or humiliation |
| orthodox | in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
| mortify | to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| 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 or vigor |
| sodden | expressionless, dull, spiritless, listless |
| spirited | courageous |
| virtual | having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name |
| void | completely empty |
| virtual | so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
| wayward | disobedient, willful |
| void | having no legal force or effect |
| wayward | unpredictable, capricious |
| void | to cancel or nullify |
| wince | to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear |