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unit 9 3/7/11
unit 9 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apt | (adj)suitable,fitting,likely;quickly to learn |
| 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;(v)to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
| capitulate | (v)to end resistance,give up,surrender |
| chafe | (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 |
| defile | (v,trans)to make unclean or dirty,destory the purity of;(v,intrans)to march in a single line or in columns;(n)a narrow passage |
| dire | (adj)dreadful,causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come;demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
| disarming | (adj)charming,tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
| disgruntled | (part,adj)in bad humor,discontented,annoyed |
| encroach | (v)to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| endow | (v)to furnish,equip,provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
| fend | (v)to ward off,resist;to get along,manage |
| impunity | (n)freedom from punishment |
| mien | (n)air,manner;appearance;expression |
| penal | (adj)having to do with punishment |
| pertinent | (adj)related to the matter at hand, to the point |
| predominant | (adj)the greatest in strength or power;most common |
| prodigy | (n)something wonderful or marelous;something monstrous or abnomoral;an unusual feat;a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
| recluse | (n)a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
| renown | (n)fame,glory |