Vocabulary Unit 9
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| awry | (adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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| bludgeon | (n.) a short club used as a weapon
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| bludgeon | (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
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| chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against;
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| chafe | (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing
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| dire | (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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| encroach | (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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| fend | (v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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| mien | (n.) air, manner; appearance; expression
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| penal | (adj.) having to do with punishment
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| predominant | (adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common
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| recluse | (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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| apt | (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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| capitulate | (v.) to end resistance, give up, throw in the towel
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| defile | (v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns;
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| defile | (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
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| disarming | (adj.) charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion
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| disgruntled | (adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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| endow | prodigy(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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| impunity | (n.) freedom from punishment
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| pertinent | (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point
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| prodigy | (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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| renown | (n.) fame, glory
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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