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ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apt | suitable,fitting,likely |
| awry | in a turn or twisted position or direction |
| bludgeon | a short club used as a wepon |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, surrender,throw in towel |
| chafe | to warn by rubbing |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty,destroy the purity of |
| dire | dreadful,causing fear or suffering |
| disarming | charming |
| disgruntled | in bad homor |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual |
| fend | to ward off |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | air, manner |
| penal | having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | related to matter at hand |
| predominat | the greatest strength or power |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or with drown from the world. |
| renown | fame, glory. |