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Term | Definition |
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apt | (adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
awry | (adj) in a turned or twisted position or direction |
bludgeon | (n) a short club used as a weapon (v) strike with a heavy club, use force or strong arguments to win some point |
capitulate | (v)to end resistance, give up, or surrender |
chafe | (v) to warm by rubbing to feel annoyance (n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
defile | (v trans) to make unclean or dirty(v intrans) march in a line or in a column(n) a passage , gorge, or canyon |
dire | (adj) causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate attention |
disarming | (adj) charming tending to get rid of unfriendlliness |
disgruntled | (adj) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
encroach | (v) to advance beyond usual limits to trespass |
endow | (v) to furnish of provide |
fend | (v) to ward off, resist;to get along with, manage |
impunity | (n) freedom from punishment |
mien | (n) air, manner; appearance;expression |
penal | (adj) having to do with punishment |
pertinent | (adj) related to the matter at hand |
predominant | (adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common |
prodigy | (n) someone or something with out of the ordinary talents or abilities |
recluse | (n) a person who leads a life shut up from the world |
renown | (n) fame; glory |