baffle, perplex
bewilder
jester, fool
buffoon
arguable, debatable
controversial
dismay, demoralize, dispirit
dishearten
useless, vain, unproductive, futile
fruitless
unfriendly, not peaceful, un-cordial
hostile
combustible, flammable, excitable
inflammable
deal out, visit upon
inflict
lethal, wicked
malignant
humiliate, embarrass, abash
mortify
traditional, standard, customary
orthodox
gain, acquire, achieve
procure
rush, dash, scramble
scurry
drenched, waterlogged, saturated
sodden
lively, animated, gallant
spirited
functioning as, equivalent to
virtual
(adj.) invalid, vacant, bare
void
perverse
wayward
(v.) flinch, shudder, recoil
wince
pact, league, coalition
alliance