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Vocab 9
| (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; 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 club 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, throw in a towel | capitulate |
| (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing | chafe |
| (v. trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v. intrans.) to mark in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon | defile |
| (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster | dire |
| (adj.) charming, tending to soften unfriendliness lr 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.) related to the matter at hand, to the point | pertinent |
| (adj.) the 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| (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world | recluse |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 |
| (adj.) special or particular; clearly presented or stated | specific |