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Vocab 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 stain 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Recluse | (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |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 |
Defile | (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 | (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. |