 | Term | Definition |
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alliance |
a joining together for some common purpose |
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bewilder |
to puzzle completley; confuse |
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buffoon |
a clown; stupid person |
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controversial |
arousing arguments; disputes, or a disagreement |
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dishearten |
to discourage |
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fruitless |
not producing the desired results; unsuccesful |
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hostile |
unfriendly; unfavorable;warlike; aggresive |
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inflammable |
easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused |
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inflict |
to give or cause something unpleasant; impose |
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malignant |
deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
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mortify |
to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrasment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self- denial or suffering |
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orthodox |
in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
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procure |
to obtain through special effort; to bring about |
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scurry |
to run quickly, scamper, hurry |
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sodden |
soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
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spirited |
full of life and vigor; courageous |
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virtual |
having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing |
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void |
completly empty; having to do with no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify |
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wayward |
disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious |
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wince |
to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way |
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