Voc. Unit 4-6

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Alliance

Back 1

Joined together for some common purpose

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Bewilder

Back 2

To puzzle completely, confuse

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Buffoon

Back 3

A clown; a coarse, stupid person

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Controversial

Back 4

Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement

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Dishearten

Back 5

To discourage

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Fruitless

Back 6

Not producing the desired results, unsuccessful

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Hostile

Back 7

Unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive

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Inflammable

Back 8

Easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused

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Inflict

Back 9

To give or cause something unpleasant, impose

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Malignant

Back 10

deadly; extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious

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Mortify

Back 11

To hurt someone's feelings deeply

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Orthodox

Back 12

In agreement with establishing or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things

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Procure

Back 13

To obtain through special effort; to bring about

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Scurry

Back 14

To run quickly, scamper, hurry

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Sodden

Back 15

Soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless listless

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Spirited

Back 16

Full of life and vigor; courageous

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Virtual

Back 17

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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Void

Back 18

Empty or unfilled space

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Wayward

Back 19

Disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious

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Wince

Back 20

To draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; the act of drawing back in this way

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Anecdote

Back 21

A short account of an incident someone's life

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Consolidate

Back 22

To combine, unite; to make solid or firm

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Counterfeit

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An imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake

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Docile

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Easily taught, led, or managed; obedient

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Dominate

Back 25

To rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over, command due to height

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Entreat

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To beg, implore, ask earnestly

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Fallible

Back 27

capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

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Fickle

Back 28

Liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of consistency or steadiness, inconsistent

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Fugitive

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One who flees or runs away; fleeting, lasting a very short time; wandering; difficult to grasp

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Grimy

Back 30

Very dirty, covered with dirt or soot

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Iota

Back 31

A very small part or quantity

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Maul

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To beat or knock down, handle roughly; to mangle; a heavy hammer

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Potential

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Possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality

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Radiant

Back 34

Shining, bright; giving forth to light or energy

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Rural

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Relating to farm areas and life in the country

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Substantial

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large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

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Tactful

Back 37

Skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

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Tamper

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To interfere with; to handle in a secret and improper way

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Ultimate

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Last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

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Uncertainty

Back 40

Doubt, the state of being unsure

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Anonymous

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Unnamed, without the name of the person involved

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Browse

Back 42

To nibble, graze; to read casually; to window shop

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Dupe

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A person easily tricked or deceived; to deceive

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Dynamic

Back 44

Active, energetic, forceful

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Eradicate

Back 45

To root out, get rid of, destroy completely

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Frustrate

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To prevent accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; to cause feelings of discouragement

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Grim

Back 47

Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel

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Inimitable

Back 48

Not capable of being copied or imitated

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Makeshift

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A temporary substitute for something else; crude, flimsy, or temporary

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Marginal

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In, at, or near the edge of the margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose

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Pending

Back 51

Waiting to be settled

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Prescribe

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To order as a course or rule to be followed; to order for medical purposes

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Preview

Back 53

Something seen in advance; to view beforehand

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Prominent

Back 54

Standing outr so as to be easily seen; important, well-known

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Quaint

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Odd or old-fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made

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Reluctant

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Unwilling, holding back

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Scrimp

Back 57

To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty

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Snare

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To trap, catch; a trap or entanglement

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Utmost

Back 59

Greatest, highest, farthest; the extreme limit

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Vengeance

Back 60

Punishment in return for an injury or a wrong; unusual force or violence