Unit 4A
A joining together for some common purpose
What is an alliance?
To give or cause something unpleasant, impose
What is inflict?
A short account of an incident in someone's life
What is an anecdote?
Unnamed, without the name of the person involved (writer, composer, etc.); unknown, lacking individuality
What is incognito?
Active, energetic, forceful
What is dynamic?
To puzzle completely, confuse
What is bewilder?
To obtain through special effort; to bring about
What is procure?
An imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake; to make an illegal copy
What is counterfeit?
To root out, get rid of, destroy completely
What is eradicate?
Stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel
What is grim?
Disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
What is wayward?
Having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
What is virtual?
To beg, implore, ask earnestly
What is entreat?
A temporary substitute for something else; crude, flimsy, or temporary
What is makeshift?
In, at, or near the edge or margin; only barely good, large, or important enough for the purpose
What is marginal?
In agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or way of doing things
What is orthodox?
Completely empty; having no legal force or effect; empty or unfilled space; to cancel or nullify
What is void?
Capable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate
What is fallible?
To handle very economically or stingily; to supply in a way that is small, short, or scanty
What is scrimp?
Standing out so as to be easily seen; important, well-known
What is prominent?
Soaked with moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless
What is sodden?
Deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
What is malignant?
Possible, able to happen; something that can develop or become a reality
What is potential?
Odd or old fashioned in a pleasing way; clever, ingenious; skillfully made
What is quaint?
Unwilling, holding back
What is reluctant?