Vocabulary Unit 4

Question 1

alliance

Answer 1

(n.) a joining together for some common purpose

Question 2

bewilder

Answer 2

(v.) to puzzle completely, confuse

Question 3

buffoon

Answer 3

(n.) a clown; a coarse person

Question 4

controversial

Answer 4

(adj.) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

Question 5

dishearten

Answer 5

(v.) to discourage

Question 6

fruitless

Answer 6

(adj.) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

Question 7

hostile

Answer 7

(adj.) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

Question 8

inflammable

Answer 8

(adj.) easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

Question 9

inflict

Answer 9

(v.) to give or cause something unpleasant, impose

Question 10

malignant

Answer 10

(adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

Question 11

mortify

Answer 11

(v.) to hurt someone’s feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering

Question 12

orthodox

Answer 12

(adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things.

Question 13

procure

Answer 13

(v.) to obtain through special effort; to bring about

Question 14

scurry

Answer 14

(v.) to run quickly, scamper, hurry

Question 15

sodden

Answer 15

(adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless

Question 16

spirited

Answer 16

(adj.) full of life and vigor; courageous

Question 17

virtual

Answer 17

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

Question 18

void

Answer 18

(adj.) completely empty; having no legal force or effect;
(n.) empty or unfilled space
(v.) to cancel or nullify

Question 19

wayward

Answer 19

(adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious

Question 20

wince

Answer 20

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