Vocabulary 4A Flashcards
Test Friday, December 6, 2024
Alliance
(n.) a joining together for some common purposes
Bewilder
(v.) to puzzle completely, confuse
Fruitless
(adj.) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
Inflammable
(adj.) easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
Mortify
(v.) to hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering
Orthodox
(adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted belief or ways of doing things
Scurry
(v.) to run quickly, scamper, hurry
Sodden
(adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless; dull, spiritless, listless
Wayward
(adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
Wince
(v.) to draw back suddenly, as through pain or fear; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way