v. to discourage
dishearten
To those who worked in the office, the bossy new manager was a _____ dictator.
virtual
v. to obtain through special effort; to bring about
procure
adj. full of life and vigor; courageous
spirited
adj. soak with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless
sodden
n. a clown; a coarse, stupid person
buffoon
Do you know how to _____ a check?
void
adj. not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
fruitless
The animal's bite made the child _____ in pain.
wince
adj. unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive
hostile
v. to puzzle completely, confuse
bewilder
The teacher was _____ by the students' childish behavior on the field trip.
mortified
adj. deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
malignant
adj. disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
wayward
Despite all the jokes, doctors do not like to _____ pain on their patients.
inflict
adj. arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
controversial
adj. in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
orthodox
adj. easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
inflammable
v. to run quickly, scamper, hurry
scurry
n. a joining together for some common purpose
alliance