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vocab quiz
unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely, quit to learn |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction, wrong, out of the right |
| bludgeon | a short club used as a weapon, to strike with a heavy club, to use force or strong arguments |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up |
| chafe | to warm by rubbing, to wear sore by rubbing |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering, warning of trouble to come |
| disarming | charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
| encroach | to advance beyond the usual or proper limits |
| endow | to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other thing or quality |
| fend | to ward off, resist, to get along |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| mien | air, manner, appearance, expression |
| pertinent | related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | the greatest in strength or power, most common |
| prodigy | something wonderful or marvelous, child with extraordinary ability |
| recluse | a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn |
| renown | fame, glory |
| specific | special or particular, clearly presented |