Buffoon n a clown a coarse stupid person Some students think that they need to play the buffoon in order to entertain their classmates and charm their teachers controversial adj arousing argument dispute or disagreement ID: 756955
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Lesson 4 Vocabulary
Set BSlide2
Buffoon
(n) a clown; a coarse, stupid person
Some students think that they need to play the
buffoon in order to entertain their classmates and charm their teachers.Slide3
controversial
(
adj
) arousing argument, dispute, or disagreementThe school board waited until all members were present before issuing the
controversial proposal to ban after-school programs.Slide4
dishearten
(v) to discourage
Do not let your low score on the math test
dishearten
you.Slide5
hostile
(
adj
) unfriendly; unfavorable; warlike, aggressiveRelations between the two nations have been
hostile for decades.Slide6
inflict
(v) to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
Despite all the jokes, doctors do not like to
inflict
pain on their patients.Slide7
malignant
(
adj
) deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, maliciousMuch to the patient’s relief, the x-ray revealed no
malignant growth.Slide8
procure
(v) to obtain through special effort; to bring about
The hospital held a raffle to
procure
the necessary funds for the new children’s wing.Slide9
spirited
(
adj
) full of life and vigor; courageousThe royal soldiers put up a
spirited defense against the invading army.Slide10
virtual
(
adj
) having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
To those who worked in the office, the bossy new manager was a virtual dictator.Slide11
void
(
adj
) completely empty; having no legal force or effect(n) empty or unfilled space(v) to cancel or nullify
I thought that poem was completely void of sense.
Grandmother’s death left a great
void
in my grandfather’s life.
Do you know how to
void
a check?