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Vocabulary Unit 9
Term | Definition |
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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 |
bludgeon | (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; |
chafe | (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing |
dire | (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
encroach | (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
fend | (v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage |
mien | (n.) air, manner; appearance; expression |
penal | (adj.) having to do with punishment |
predominant | (adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common |
recluse | (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
apt | (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
capitulate | (v.) to end resistance, give up, throw in the towel |
defile | (v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; |
defile | (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon |
disarming | (adj.) charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion |
disgruntled | (adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
endow | prodigy(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
impunity | (n.) freedom from punishment |
pertinent | (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point |
prodigy | (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
renown | (n.) fame, glory |