Level B Unit 4. Alliance (n) The United States formed an alliance with England to fight terrorists. North Korea and South Korea do not have an alliance.

Level B Unit 4Level B Unit 4

Alliance (n)Alliance (n)

The United States formed an alliance The United States formed an alliance with England to fight terrorists.with England to fight terrorists.

North Korea and South Korea do not North Korea and South Korea do not have an alliance.have an alliance.

Have you formed an alliance with Have you formed an alliance with someone to reach a common goal?someone to reach a common goal?

Bewilder (v)Bewilder (v)

The teacher bewildered us with unclear The teacher bewildered us with unclear test directions.test directions.

I was bewildered when the old man tried I was bewildered when the old man tried to give me directions to the mall.to give me directions to the mall.

What bewilders you?What bewilders you?

Buffoon (n)Buffoon (n)

Don’t act like such a buffoon! Behave Don’t act like such a buffoon! Behave yourself in class!yourself in class!

Can you name a buffoon from TV or the Can you name a buffoon from TV or the movies?movies?

Controversial (adj)Controversial (adj)

A A controversialcontroversial subject is one that people subject is one that people have strong opinions and disagreements have strong opinions and disagreements about.about.

I do not like to discuss abortion rights I do not like to discuss abortion rights with people because it is such a with people because it is such a controversial controversial topic.topic.

List 3 controversial topics/subjects.List 3 controversial topics/subjects.

Dishearten (v) : to Dishearten (v) : to discouragediscourage

I was so I was so dishearteneddisheartened when I learned I when I learned I could not afford to go to college, so I could not afford to go to college, so I stopped trying to get good grades.stopped trying to get good grades.

Fruitless (adj)Fruitless (adj)

My efforts to find my lost ring were My efforts to find my lost ring were fruitless. I cannot find it anywhere!fruitless. I cannot find it anywhere!

It is fruitless to drink salt water if you are It is fruitless to drink salt water if you are lost at sea because_______________.lost at sea because_______________.

What is something you attempted, but What is something you attempted, but were unsuccessful? Use were unsuccessful? Use fruitlessfruitless to to describe your attempt. describe your attempt.

Hostile (adj): unfriendlyHostile (adj): unfriendly

If you are a If you are a hostilehostile person that means person that means you are not nice and want to fight with you are not nice and want to fight with people.people.

I feel I feel hostilityhostility toward people who abuse toward people who abuse animals.animals.

Name a nation that is hostile to your Name a nation that is hostile to your country.country.

Inflammable (adj): easily Inflammable (adj): easily set on fire or angeredset on fire or angered

A hostile person is inflammable—they will A hostile person is inflammable—they will easily get angry.easily get angry.

What kind of house is more inflammable: What kind of house is more inflammable: a wooden house or a brick house?a wooden house or a brick house?

Inflict (v): to give or cause Inflict (v): to give or cause something bad to happen to something bad to happen to someonesomeone

A bee canA bee can inflict inflict a painful sting. a painful sting. Please do not Please do not inflictinflict a harsh punishment. a harsh punishment.

I did not mean to break the lamp!I did not mean to break the lamp! What is something you have inflicted What is something you have inflicted

upon someone?upon someone?

Malignant (adj): deadly Malignant (adj): deadly or evilor evil

People with cancer have People with cancer have malignantmalignant tumors.tumors.

Opposite: harmless, benignOpposite: harmless, benign Adolf Hitler was a Adolf Hitler was a malignantmalignant person. person.

Mortify (v): to hurt Mortify (v): to hurt someone’s feelings or someone’s feelings or embarrass themembarrass them

The child was The child was mortifiedmortified when his pants when his pants fell down in front of the class!fell down in front of the class!

Mort= deathMort= deathMortal, mortuaryMortal, mortuary What kind of situation would mortify you?What kind of situation would mortify you?

Orthodox (adj): very Orthodox (adj): very traditional; following rules traditional; following rules strictlystrictly

People who are People who are orthodoxorthodox about their about their religion follow it very closely.religion follow it very closely.

Detentions are an Detentions are an orthodoxorthodox punishment. punishment. Making naughty children stand on their Making naughty children stand on their

heads is a very heads is a very unorthodoxunorthodox punishment! punishment!

Procure (v): to get, or Procure (v): to get, or achieve through a special achieve through a special efforteffort

Luckily, I was able to Luckily, I was able to procure procure 2 plane 2 plane tickets at the last moment!tickets at the last moment!

How can you How can you procureprocure a good grade in a good grade in your most difficult class?your most difficult class?

Scurry (v); to run quicklyScurry (v); to run quickly

The mouse The mouse scurriedscurried across the floor. across the floor. The children The children scurried scurried up the stairs.up the stairs.

Sodden (adj): soaked Sodden (adj): soaked with liquid; dull or with liquid; dull or lifelesslifeless

After a hard rain, the fields are After a hard rain, the fields are sodden.sodden. In court, the criminal had a In court, the criminal had a soddensodden face face

in front of the judge.in front of the judge. If my fish tank breaks, what will happen? If my fish tank breaks, what will happen?

Use the word sodden.Use the word sodden.

Spirited (adj): full of lifeSpirited (adj): full of life

We had a We had a spiritedspirited football game against football game against Souderton last week.Souderton last week.

Synonyms: vibrant, animatedSynonyms: vibrant, animated Who is a spirited person?Who is a spirited person?

Virtual: (adj) almost the Virtual: (adj) almost the real thing, but notreal thing, but not

Guitar Hero is a virtual game. You are Guitar Hero is a virtual game. You are pretending to play a guitar, but aren’t pretending to play a guitar, but aren’t really playing.really playing.

Virtual reality games make you feel like Virtual reality games make you feel like you are really experiencing something.you are really experiencing something.

Void Void

Noun: empty place “There is a void in Noun: empty place “There is a void in my heart now that my husband is gone.”my heart now that my husband is gone.”

Verb: to cancel “I need to void my Verb: to cancel “I need to void my appointment”appointment”

Adj: empty or having no legal effectAdj: empty or having no legal effect ““A buffoon is completely void of good A buffoon is completely void of good

ideas.”ideas.”

Wayward (adj): disobedient, Wayward (adj): disobedient, not following the rulesnot following the rules

The mother could not control her The mother could not control her waywardwayward children. They never listened to children. They never listened to her!her!

I have one I have one waywardwayward hair that keeps hair that keeps sticking up!sticking up!

What is something that is wayward?What is something that is wayward?

Wince: (v) (n): to pull Wince: (v) (n): to pull back because you are in back because you are in painpain

When I get a vaccination, I When I get a vaccination, I wince wince because of the pain.because of the pain.

My friend winced when I told her how I My friend winced when I told her how I broke my arm.broke my arm.