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Hyemin vocabulary unit 9
unit 9 vocab
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English
8th Grade
04/01/2009

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apt
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(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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awry
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(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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bludgeon
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(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
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capitulate
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(v.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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chafe
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(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
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defile
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(v.,trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v.,intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
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dire
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(adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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disarming
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(adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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disgruntled
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(adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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encroach
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(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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endow
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(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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fend
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(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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impunity
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(n.) freedom from punishment
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mien
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(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression
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penal
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(adj.) having to do with punishment
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pertinent
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(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point
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predominant
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(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common
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prodigy
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(n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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recluse
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(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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renown
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(n.) fame, glory
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