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Unit 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apt | (adj.) suitable,fitting,likely;quick to learn |
| awry | (adj.,adv) in a turned or twisted position or direction;wrong,out of the right or hoped-for course |
| bludgeon | (n.) a short club used as a weapon;(v.) to strike w a heavy club;to use force or strong arguments to gain some point. |
| capitulate | (v.) to end resistance,give up,surrender,throw in the towel |
| chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against;(n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing. |
| defile | (v., trans) to make unclean or dirty,destroy the purity of; (v.,intrans) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon. |
| dire | (adj.) dreadful,causing fear or suffering;warning of trouble to come ; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster. |
| disarming | (adj.) charming,tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
| disgruntled | (adj.,part) in bad humor,discontented,annoyed. |
| encroach | (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits,trespass. |
| endow | (v.) to furnish,equip,provide with funds or some other desirable thing in quality. |
| fend | (v.) to ward off, resist; to get along,manage. |
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