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Term | Definition |
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apt | (adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
awry | (adj.,adv) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped- for course |
bludgement | (n) a short club used as a weapon ; (v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
capitulate | (v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
chafe | (v) to warm by rubbing ; to wear sore by rubbing (n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
defile | (v.,trans) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
dire | (adj) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; trouble to come |
disarming | (adj) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness |
disgruntled | (adj.,part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
encroach | (v) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
endow | (v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds |
fend | (v) to ward off, resist, to get along 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, to the point |
predominant | (adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common |
prodigy | (n) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
recluse | (n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
renown | (n) fame, glory |