unit 4,5,6 level b
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Alliance | a joining together for some common purpose |
| Bewilder | to puzzle completely, confuse |
| Buffoon | a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
| Controversial | arousing argment, dispute, or disagreement |
| Dishearten | to discourage |
| Fruitless | not producing the desired result, unsuccessful |
| Hostile | unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, agreesive |
| Inflammable | easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
| Inflict | to give cause something unpleasant, impose |
| Malignant | deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
| Mortify | to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| 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 | socked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
| Spirited | full of life and vigor; couregous |
| Virtual | having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
| Void | (adj) completely empty; having no legal force or effect; ((n) empty or unfilled space; (v) to cancel or nullify |
| Wayward | disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious |
| Wince | (v) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n) the act of drawing back in this way |
| anecdote | (N)a short account of an incident in someone's life |
| consolidate | (V)to combine,unite; to make solid or firm |
| counterfeit | a copy that is represented as the original, a fake |
| docile | (adj)easily taught, led or managed; obedient |
| dominate | (v) to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over,command due to height |
| entreat | (v) to beg,implore, ask earnestly |
| fallible | (adj) capable of being wrong, mistaken or inaccurate |
| fickle | (adj) liable to change very rapidly,erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent |
| fugitive | (n) one who flees or runs away;(adj)fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp |
| grimy | (adj) very dirty, covered with dirt or soot |
| iota | (n) a very small part or quantity |
| maul | (v)to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle;(n) a heavy hammer |
| potential | (adj)possible, able to happen;(n)something that can develop or become a reality |
| radiant | (adj) shining, bright; giving forth light or energy |
| rural | (adj) relating to farm areas and life in the country |
| substantial | (adj)large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material |
| tactful | (adj)skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite |
| tamper | v) to interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with |
| ultimate | (adj) last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental |
| uncertainty | (n) doubt, the state of being unsure |
| Anonymous | unnamed, without the name of the person involved, unknown |
| Browse | to nibble, graze |
| Dupe | a person easily tricked or deceived, to deceive |
| Dynamic | active, energetic, forceful |
| Eradicate | to root out, to get rid of, destroy completely |
| Frustrate | to prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire |
| Grim | stern, merciless, fierce, savage, cruel |
| Inimitable | not capable of being copied or imitated |
| Makeshift | a temporary substitute for something else |
| Marginal | in, at, or near the edge or margin |
| Pending | waiting to be settled |
| Prescribe | to order as a rule or course to be followed |
| Preview | something seen in advance |
| Prominent | standing out so as to be easily seen |
| Quaint | add or old-fashioned in a pleasing way |
| Reluctant | unwilling, holding back |
| Scrimp | to handle very economically or stingly |
| Snare | to trap, catch |
| Utmost | greatest, highest, farthest |
| Vengeance | punishment in return for an injury |
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