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ELA
Term | Definition |
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apt | (adj.)suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
awry | (adj.) in turned or twisted position or direction |
bludegeon | (n.) a short club used as a weapon |
capitulate | (v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender |
chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing |
defile | (v.) to make unclean dirty, destroy the purity of |
dire | (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of troble comp; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
disarming | (adj) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendless or suspicion |
disgruntled | (adj.)in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
encroach | (v.) to advantage beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
endow | (v.)to furish, equip, provide with fundas or some other desirable thing or quality |
fend | (v.) to ward off, resit; to get along, manage |
impunity | (n.) freedom from punishment |
miem | (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 | something wonderful or marvelous |
lecluse | (n.) a person who leads a life shot up or withdrawn |
renown | fame or glory |