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Apt Suitable, fitting, likely;quick to learn
Awry in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong out of the right or hoped-for course
Bludgeon a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
Capitulate to end resistance, give up, thrown in the towel
Chafe to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; a sore or injury caused by rubbing
Defile to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in columns;ca narrow passage; gorge, canyon
Dire dreadful, causing fear of suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
Disarming charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion
Disgruntled in bad humor,disconnected,annoyed
Encroach to advanced beyond the useal or proper limits, tresspass
Endow To furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
Fend To ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extradinary ability or talent
Recluse a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
Renown Fame, glory
Specific special, or particular; clearly presented or stated
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