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8th vocab unit #9
Question | Answer |
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endow | to furnish, equip |
fend | to ward off, resist; manage |
impunity | freedom from punishment |
mien | air, manner, appearance, expression |
penal | having to do with punishment |
pertinent | relating to the matter at hand |
predominant | the greatest strength or power; most common |
prodigy | a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
recluse | a person who leads life withdrawn from the world. |
renown | fame, glory |
apt | suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction |
bludgeon | a short club used as a weapon |
capitulate | to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel |
chafe | a sore caused by rubbing |
defile | to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering |
disarming | charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
encroach | to advance beyond the usual proper limits, trespass |