Vocabulary List Unit 4

a joining together for some common purpose

• alliance

• buffoon

• dishearten

• hostile

easily set on fire

• orthodox

• inflict

• flammable

full of life and vigor, courageous

• wince

• scurry

• spirited

to puzzle completely, confuse

• bewilder

• controversial

• mortify

not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

• malignant

• procure

• fruitless

In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things.

• virtual

• orthodox

• obsolete

completely empty or unfulfilled space

• void

• virtual

• sodden

to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear

• flammable

• fruitless

• wince

deadly, extremely harmful

• controversial

• alliance

• malignant

to discourage

• void

• bewilder

• dishearten