Bewilder Means to confuse or confusedconfusing Verb Bewilders bewildered bewildering Adjectives Bewildered bewildering The adjectives are more commonly used than the verbs I was ID: 750624
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English One
Vocabulary FourSlide2
Bewilder
Means “to confuse” or “confused/confusing”
Verb: Bewilders, bewildered, bewildering
Adjectives: Bewildered, bewilderingThe adjectives are more commonly used than the verbs.I was bewildered by the rules of rugby, so I had no clue who was winning.Slide3
Controversial
Means “causing people to disagree”
Adjective (noun: controversy)
Whether or not to go to war is a controversial issue.Slide4
Disheartened
Means “discouraged about something” or “bummed out”
Adjective
Though I was disheartened by the fact that I didn’t do well on the test, I was determined to do better next time.Slide5
Fruitless
Means “unsuccessful” (as in an attempt at something)
Adjective
Opposite: Fruitful (“successful”)After several fruitless attempts at finding a date, someone finally said yes to him.Slide6
Hostile
Means “unfriendly” or “aggressive”
Adjective (noun: hostility: “aggression”)
He did not understand why the teacher was so hostile to him; he only asked how his day was going.Slide7
Inflict
Means “to cause something unpleasant to happen to another person”
Verb: Inflicts, inflicted, inflicting
She was convinced that the dentist was inflicting unnecessary pain because she didn’t like her.Slide8
Malignant
Means “deadly” or “evil”
Adjective
They moved out of the house because they became convinced it was haunted by malignant spirits.Slide9
Mortify
Means “to humiliate”
Verb: Ends in “y”, so must be changed: mortified, mortifies, mortifying
I was mortified when I accidentally sent the text asking out the wrong person.Slide10
Procure
Means “to get something through special effort”
Verb: Procured, procures, procuring
After waiting in line for three hours, I finally procured an iPhone 6.Slide11
Virtual
Means “Almost/pretty much the same thing”
Adjective
Many people consider Chihuahuas virtual rodents.Slide12
Wayward
Means “disobedient”
Adjective (usually describes a person who makes bad decisions)
I received a call from my wayward friend, and I knew he would ask for money.Slide13
Wince
Means “to pull/move away (because something hurts)”
Verb: Winced, winces, wincing
The dog winced when the cat scratched him.