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Vocabulary Unit 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Awry | In a turned position |
| Bludgeon | A short club used as a weapon. To strike with heavy club |
| Chafe | To warm by rubbing. A sore injury |
| Dire | Dreadful |
| Encroach | To advance beyond the limits. |
| Fend | To ward off |
| Mien | Air |
| Penal | Having to do with punishment |
| Predominant | The greatest in strength |
| Recluse | A person who leads a life shut up. |
| Apt | Suitable |
| Capitulate | To end resistance |
| Defile | To make unclean. To march in a single line |
| Disarming | Charming |
| Disgruntled | In bad humor |
| Endow | To furnish |
| Impunity | Freedom |
| Pertinent | Related to the matter at hand |
| Prodigy | Something wonderful |
| Reknown | fame |