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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| apt | suitable, fitting, likely; quick and learn |
| awry | in a turned or twisted position or direction |
| bludgeon | a short club used as a weapon |
| capitulate | to end resistance, give up, throw in the towel |
| chafe | to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing |
| defile | to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of |
| dire | dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come |
| disarming | charming, tending to soften unfriendliness |
| disgruntled | in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
| enroach | to advance the usual or proper limits |