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Unit 9
Unit 9 Vocabulary ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apt | suitable,fit,appropriate |
| awry | crooked,wrong |
| bludgeon | clobber, a short club used as a weapon, to strike heavily with a short club |
| capitulate | throw in the towel, give up |
| chafe | irritate,scrape, abrade |
| defile | pollute,contaminate |
| dire | disastrous,sinister |
| disarming | charming,winning,endearing |
| disgruntled | displeased,grumpy |
| enroach | intrude,tresspass |
| endow | to furnish,provide |
| fend | to ward off,resist,manage |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | appearance,look,manner,expression,demeanor |
| penal | punishment,correctional,disciplinary |
| pertinent | relevant,to the point,apropos |
| predominant | most common,greatest in strength or power |
| prodigy | to be talented,genius,marvelous,an extraordinary ability,wonderful |
| recluse | loner, shut in |
| reown | celebrity,reputation,fame,glory |