UNIT 4

ALLIANCE

• Joining in together for some common purpose
• Syn: Pact, League, collocation
• Ant: Rift, split

BEWILDER

• To puzzle completely, confuse
• Syn- baffle, perplex
• Ant- set straight, enlighten

BUFFOON

• A clown
• Syn- jester, fool

CONTROVERSIAL

• Arousing argument
• Syn- debatable

DISHEARTEN

• Discourage
• Syn- dismay
• Ant- hearten

FRUITLESS

• Not producing the desired results
• Syn- useless, vain
• Ant- productive

HOSTILE

• Unfriendly
• Ant- friendly

INFLAMMABLE

• Easily set on fire
• Syn- flammable
• Ant- fireproof

INFLICT

• To give or cause something unpleasant
• Syn- deal out
• Ant- suffer

MALIGNANT

• Deadly, extremely harmful
• Lethal

MORTIFY

• To hurt someone
• Syn- humiliate

ORTHODOX

• In agreement with established
• Syn- traditional
• Ant- unusual

PROCURE

• To obtain through special effort
• Syn- gain

SCURRY

• To run quickly
• Syn- run,dash
• Ant- trudge,

SODDEN

• Soaked with liquid or moisture
• Syn- drenched
• Ant- parched

SPIRITED

• Full of life
• Syn- lively
• Ant- dull

VIRTUAL

• Having a certain force
• Syn- functioning

VOID

• Empty or unfilled
• Cancel
• Syn- invalid
• Ant- confirm

WAYWARD

• Disobedient
• Syn- perverse
• Ant- docile

WINCE

• To draw back suddenly
• Syn- flinch