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Term | Definition |
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Apt | suitable, fitting; quick to learn Syn:Fit proper liable Anym: Unlikely, slow |
awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction Synonyms/crooked Antonyms/straight |
bludgeon | a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club Synonyms/cudgel,clout |
Capitulate | give up, surrender,to end resistance Antonyms/ hold out |
chafe | to warm by rubbing, annoy, irk Synonyms/irritate , scrape Antonyms/soothe ,please |
defile | to make unclean or dirty, to march in single file line or columns Synonyms/pollute , desecrate antonyms/cleanse |
dire | causing fear or suffering, Synonyms/ominous Antonyms/favorable |
disarming | charming, tending to get rid of friendliness Synonyms/winning Antonyms/alarming. trouble |
disgruntled | in a bad humor, annoyed Synonyms/grumpy Antonyms/ pleased |
encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits Synonyms/intrude |
endow | to furnish, provide with funds or some other desirably thing or quality Synonyms/ grant, bestow Antonyms/ take away, deprive |
fend | to ward off, resist Synonyms/ stave off |
impunity | freedom from punishment Synonyms/immunity |
mien | air, manner, expression Synonyms /bearing, look |
penal | having to do with punishment Synonyms/disciplinary |
pertinent | to the point Synonyms/relevant Antonyms/irrelvant |
predominant | the greatest in strength or power; most common Synonyms/ chief, major Antonyms/ secondary, minor, rare |
prodigy | something wonderful or marvelous Synonyms/marvel, wonder, genius antonyms/dumbbell,dullard |
recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn for the world synonyms/ loner, hermit |
renown | fame , glory Synonyms/ celebrity, reputation Antonyms/ infamy, obscurity |