Wonders Vocabulary Unit 1 Week 2 Adversity – a condition of misfortune that is often out of a person’s control Alliance – when people or groups have come together for a common goal Confinement – a way to keep someone or something from moving about freely Inflicted – something is inflicted on something else if it causes injury or harm Retrieved – A lost object is retrieved when it is found Smuggle – To bring something in, or take something out secretly and without permission. Spindly – Something that is tall, thin, and weak.