Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 4 Quiz
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alliance |
(n.) a joining together for
some common purpose |
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bewilder |
(v.) to puzzle completely,
confuse |
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buffoon |
(n.) a clown; a coarse,
stupid person |
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controversial |
(adj.) arousing argument,
dispute, or disagreement |
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dishearten |
(v.) to discourage |
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fruitless |
(adj.) not producing the
desired results, unsuccessful |
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hostile |
(adj.) unfriendly;
unfavorable; warlike, aggressive |
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inflammable |
(adj.) easily set on fire;
easily angered or aroused |
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inflict |
(v.) to give or cause
something unpleasant, impose |
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malignant |
(adj.) deadly, extremely
harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious |
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mortify |
(v.) to hurt someone's
feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering |
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orthodox |
(adj.) in agreement with established
or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things |
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procure |
(v.) to obtain through
special effort; to bring about |
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scurry |
(v.) to run quickly,
scamper, hurry |
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sodden |
(adj.) soaked with liquid or
moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless |
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spirited |
(adj.) full of life and
vigor; courageous |
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virtual |
(adj.) 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 |
(adj.) completely empty;
having no legal force or effect; (n.) empty or unfilled space; (v.) to cancel or nullify |
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wayward |
(adj.) disobedient, willful;
unpredictable, capricious |
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wince |
(v.) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way |