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ELA Week 10 Vocab.
8th Grade ELA Week 10 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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(adj.)suitable, fitting; quick to learn | apt |
(adj., adv.)in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course | awry |
(n) a short clue used as a weapon; (v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point | bludgeon |
(v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel | capitulate |
(v) to warm or wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction; to strain against; (n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing | chafe |
(v) to make filthy or dirty; to corrupt; to damage a reputation | defile |
(adj) dreadful, nearly hopeless; warning of trouble to come | dire |
(adj., part) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion | disarming |
(adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed | disgruntled |
(v) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass | encroach |
(v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality | endow |
(v) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage | fend |
(n) freedom from punishment | impunity |
(n) air, manner; appearance; expression | mien |
(adj) having to do with punishment | penal |
(adj) related to the matter at hand, to the point | pertinent |
(adj) greatest in strength or power; most common | predominant |
(n) something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent | prodigy |
(n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world | recluse |
(n) fame, glory | renown |