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