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Vocabulary unit nine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Apt | adj. Suitable, fitting |
| Awry | adj. In an turned or twisted position or direction |
| Bludgeon | n. A short club used as a weapon |
| Capitulate | v. To end resistance, give up, surrender |
| Chafe | v. To warm by rubbing, to wear sore by rubbing |
| Defile | v. To make unclean or dirty, destroy purity of |
| Dire | adj. Dreadful, causing fear or suffering |
| Disarming | adj. Charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
| Disgruntled | adj. In bad humor, annoyed |
| Encroach | v. To advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
| Endow | v. To furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other deirable thing |
| Fend | v.To ward off, resist, to get along, manage |
| Inpunity | n. Freedom from punishment |
| Mien | n. Air, manner, apperance, expression |
| Penal | adj. Having to do with punishment |
| Pertinent | adj. Related to the matter at hand |
| Predominant | adj. The greatest in streangth or power, most common |
| Prodigy | n. Something wonderful or marvelous, young person with extrodinarily ability or talent |
| Recluse | n. A person who leads a life withdrawn from the world. |
| Renown | n. Fame or glory |