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Unit 9
ELA
Term | Definition |
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apt | (adj.) suitable, fitting; quick to learn |
awry | (adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong |
bludgeon | (n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) strike with a club; use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
capitulate | (v.) to end resistance, surrender |
chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, irk; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
defile | (v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line; (n.) a passage, canyon |
dire | (adj.) dreadful; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action |
disarming | (adj.) charming, getting rid of unfriendliness |
disgruntled | (adj., part) in bad humor, annoyed |
encroach | (v.) to advance beyond the limits |
endow | (v.) to furnish, provide with funds or quality |
fend | (v.) to ward off, resist; manage |
impunity | (n.) freedom from punishment |
mien | (n.) manner; expression |
penal | (adj.) having to do with punishment |
pertinent | (adj.) related to the matter at hand |
predominant | (adj.) greatest in strength; most common |
prodigy | (n.) something wonderful; something monstrous; a young person with great talent |
recluse | (n.) a person who leads life shut up |
renown | (n.) fame, glory |