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Vocabulary Unit 4

Vocabulary Unit 4

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alliancea joining together for some common purpose
alliancesynonyms: pact, league, coalition; antonyms: rift, split
bewilderto puzzle completely, confluse
bewildersynonyms: baffle, perplex; antonyms: set straight, enlighten
buffoona clown; a coarse, stupid person
buffoonsynonyms: jester, fool
controversialarousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
controversialsynonyms: arguable, debatable
disheartento discourage
disheartensynonyms: to dismay, demoralize, dispirit; antonyms: encourage, hearten
fruitlessnot producing desired results; unsuccessful
fruitlesssynonyms: useless, vain, unproductive, futile; antonyms: productive, effective
hostileunfriendly, unfavorable, warlike, aggressive
hostileantonyms: friendly, cordial, peaceful
inflammableeasily set on fire; esily angered or aroused
inflammablesynonyms: combustible, flammable, excitable; antonyms: fireproof, fire-resistant, calm
inflictto give or cause something unpleasant
inflictsynonyms: deal out, visit upon; antonyms: suffer, undergo, sustain
malignantdeadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
malignantsunonyms: lethal, wicked; antonyms: wholesome, beneficial, benign
mortifyto hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering
mortifysynonyms: humiliate, embarrass, abash
orthodoxin agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
orthodoxsynonyms: traditional, standard, customary; antonyms: unusual, unconventional, heretical
procureto obtain through special effort; to bring about
procuresynonyms: gain, acquire, achieve
scurryto run quickly, scamper, hurry
scurrysynonyms: rush, dash, scramble; antonyms: trudge, plod, creep, crawl
soddensoaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull, spiritless, listless
soddensynonyms: drenched, waterlogged, saturated; antonyms: parched, arid
spiritedfull of life and vigor; courageous
spiritedsynonyms: lively, animated, gallant; antonyms: lifeless, dull, lackluster
virtualhaving a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
virtualsynonyms: functioning as, equivalent to
voidcompletely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify
voidsynonyms: invalid, vacant, bare; antonyms: in effect, teeming with; confirm
waywarddisobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricious
waywardsynonym: perverse; antonyms: docile, well-behaved, predictable
winceto draw back suddently, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way
wincesynonyms: flinch, sudder, recoil


Mrs. McGinn

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