not producing the desired result, unsuccessful

unfriendly, unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

to give or cause something unpleasant, impose

deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering

in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things

to obtain through special effort; to bring about

to run quickly, scamper, hurry

soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing.

completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify

disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious

to draw back suddenly as in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way

full of life and vigor; courageous

pact, league, coalition

perplex, confound

jester, dunce

arguable, at issue

demoralize, dispirit

useless, vain, unproductive

flammable, excitable

deal out, visit upon

wicked, malevolent

embarrass, abash

traditional, standard, customary

gain, achieve

rush, dash, scramble

waterlogged, saturated

lively, animated, gallant

functioning as

invalid, vacant, bare

insubordinate, rebellious, perverse

flinch, shudder

unusual, unconventional, heretical

wholesome, beneficial

suffer, undergo,sustain

fire-resistant, calm

friendly, cordial

docile, well-behaved, predictable

in effect, teeming with, confirm

lifeless, dull

parched, arid

trudge, plod, creep, crawl

productive, effective

encourage, hearten

set straight, enlighten

rift, split