Unit Four Flashcards
Alliance
(N) a joining together for some common purpos
Bewilder
(V) to confuse
Fruitless
Unsuccessful
Inflammable
(Adj) easily set on fire, easily angered
Mortify
(V) to hurt someone’s feelings, to cause
Orthodox
(Adj) in agreement with the Norma way of doing things
Scurry
(V) to run quickly
Sodden
(Adj) soaked with liquid, dull, spiritless
Wayward
(Adj) disobedient, unpredictable
Wince
(V) to draw back suddenly because of pain or fear
(N) the act of drawing back suddenly in this way
Anecdote
(N) a short account of an incident in someone’s life
Counterfeit
(N) not genuine
(V) to make an illegal copy
Dominate
(V) to control , to tower over
Fallible
(adj) mistaken, or inaccurate
Grimy
(Adj) very dirty
Maul
(V) to handle roughly
(N) a heavy hammer
Radiant
(Adj)giving forth light or energy
Substantial
(Adj) major, not imaginary
Tactiful
(Adj) polite
Uncertainty
(N) doubt, the state if being unsure