Definitions Flashcards

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(N.) Joining together for some common purpose

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Alliance

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(V.) To puzzle completely, confuse

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Bewilder

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(Adj.) A clown; a coarse, stupid person

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Buffoon

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(Adj.) Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

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Controversial

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(V.) To discourage

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Dishearten

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(Adj.) Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

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Fruitless

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(Adj.) Unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

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Hostile

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(Adj.) Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

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Inflammable

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(V.) To give or cause something unpleasant, impose

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Inflict

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(Adj.) Deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

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Malignant

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(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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Mortify

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

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Orthodox

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(V.) To obtain through special effort; to bring out

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Procure

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(V.) To run quickly, scamper, hurry

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Scurry

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(Adj.) Soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

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Sodden

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(Adj.) Full of life and vigor; courageous

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Spirited

17
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(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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Virtual

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(Adj.) Completely empty; having no legal force or effect; (n) empty or infilled space; (v) to cancel or nullify

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Void

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(Adj.) Disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious

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Wayward

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(V.) To draw back suddenly, as though pain or fear; (n) the act of drawing back in this way

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Wince