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unit 9 vocab
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8th Grade
04/09/2009

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Term
apt
Definition

suitable, fitting

likely,

quick to learn

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awry
Definition

in a turned or twisted position or direction;

wrong

out of the right or hoped-for course

Term
bludgeon
Definition

a short club used as a weapon;

to use force or strong arguments to gain some point

 

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capitulate
Definition

to end resistance, give up,

surrender

 

Term
chafe
Definition

to warm by rubbing,

to wear sore,

to feel annoyance;

to strain or press

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defile
Definition

to make unclean or dirty,

to march in a single line,

a narrow passage, canyon

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dire
Definition

dreadful,

causing fear or suffering,

warning of trouble to come,

demanding immediate action to avoid disaster

Term
disarming
Definition

charming,

tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion,

endearing

 

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disgruntled
Definition

in bad humor,

annoyed, surly,  grumpy

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encroach
Definition

trespass,

intrude, infringe,

to advance beyond the usual or proper limits

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endow
Definition
to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other thing or quality
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fend
Definition

resist, ward off,

to get along, manage

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impunity
Definition

freedom from punishment,

immunity

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mien
Definition

air, manner,

appearance,

expression

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penal
Definition
having to do with punishment
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pertinent
Definition

related to the matter at hand,

to the point,

relevant

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predominant
Definition

the greatest in strength or power,

most common

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prodigy
Definition

something wonderful or marvelous;

something monstrous or abnormal;

a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent

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recluse
Definition

a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world,

loner, hermit

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renown
Definition
fame, glory
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