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Unit 9
ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely ( adj.) |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction ( adj., adv) |
| bludgeon | a short club used as a weaopon (n.) (v.) to strike with a heavy club |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel ( v.) |
| chafe | to warm by rubbing ( v.) |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty ( v., trans) (v., intrans) |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering (adj.) |
| disarming | charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness (adj.) |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented ( adj., part) |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits ( v.) |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds ( v.) |
| fend | to ward off, resist ( v.) |
| impunity | freedom from punishment ( n.) |
| mien | air, manner ( n.) |
| penal | having to do with punishment ( adj.) |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand (adj.) |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power; most common (adj.) |
| prodigy | something wonderful or marvelous; (n.) |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world (n.) |
| renown | fame or glory (n.) |