Category #1
Alliance
A joining together for some common purpose
Bewilder
(v.) to puzzle completely, confuse
Buffoon
(n.) a clown; a coarse, stupid person
Controversial
Arousing argument, dispute, or disagreement
Dishearten
(v.) to discourage
Fruitless
(adj.) not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
Hostile
(adj.) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressive
Inflammable
(adj.) easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
Inflict
(v.) to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
Malignant
(adj.) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
Mortify
(v) to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering
Orthodox
(adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
Procure
(v.) to obtain through special effort; to bring about
Scurry
(v.) to run quickly, scamper, hurry
Sodden
(adj.) soaked with liquid or moisture; expressionless, dull; spiritless, listless
Spirited
Full of life and vigor; courageous
Virtual
(adj.) having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
Void
(adj.) completely empty; having no legal force or effect; (n.) empty or unfilled space; (v.) to cancel or nullify
Wayward
(adj.) disobedient, willful; unpredictable, capricious
Wince
(v.) to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; (n.) the act of drawing back in this way