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Unit 9
ELA Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apt | suitable |
| awry | wrong |
| bludgeon | (n) a short club used as a weapon (v) to strike with a heavy club |
| capitulate | give up |
| chafe | (v) to warm by rubbing (n) a sore caused by rubbing |
| defile | (v trans.) to make dirty (v intrans.) to march in columns (n) canyon |
| dire | warning of trouble to come |
| disarming | charming |
| disgruntled | annoyed |
| encroach | trespass |
| endow | to furnish |
| fend | to ward off |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | appearance |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | to the point |
| predominant | most common |
| prodigy | something wonderful |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up |
| renown | fame |