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Unit 9
Unit 9 Vocabulary ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely |
| awry | wrong way |
| bludgeon | short club used as a weapon or to strike with heavy club |
| capitulate | surrender |
| chafe | annoy, irk |
| defile | unclean, dirty, destroy, pollute |
| dire | causing fear or suffering |
| disarming | charming |
| disgruntled | in bad humor |
| encroach | advance beyond the usual |
| endow | to furnish, equip |
| fend | to ward off |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | appearance |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | to the point |
| predominant | most common |
| prodigy | an unusual |
| recluse | a person who leads |
| renown | fame, glory |