Mrs. Fitz Vocab Week 4

lookin pretty inflammable today 🔥

alliance

a joining together for some common purpose

bewilder

to puzzle completely, confuse

buffoon

a clown; a coarse, stupid person

controversial

arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

dishearten

to discourage

fruitless

not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

hostile

unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

inflammable

easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

inflict

to give or cause something unpleasant, impose

malignant

deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

mortify

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

orthodox

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

procure

to obtain through special effort; to bring about

scurry

to run quickly, scamper, hurry

sodden

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

spirited

full of life and vigor; courageous

virtual

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

void

completely empty; having no legal force or effect

wayward

disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious

wince

to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear