| Term | Definition |
|---|
| alliance | (n.) a joining together for some common purpose |
| bewilder | (v.) to puzzle completely, confuse |
| buffoon | (n.) a clown; a coarse, stupid person |
| controversial | (adj.) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement |
| dishearten | (v.) to discourage |
| fruitless | (adj.) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful |
| hostile | (adj.) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
| inflammable | (adj.) easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
| inflict | (v.) to give or cause something unpleasant, impose |
| malignant | (adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
| mortify | (v.) to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
| orthodox | (adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefsor ways of doing things |
| procure | (v.) to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
| scurry | (v.) to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
| sodden | (adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
| spirited | (adj.) full of life and vigor; courageous |
| virtual | (adj.) 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 | (adj.) 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 |
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