8th Grade Vocabulary-Unit 9 Flashcards by Mehnuma Syed

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apt

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suitable, fitting quick to learn

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awry

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crooked, askew amiss

***followed by “to go”

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bludgeon

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A short club used as a weapon

to strike with a heavy club

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capitulate

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to end resistance to give up

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chafe

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to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing

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defile

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to make unclean

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dire

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dreadful, causing fear

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disarming

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charming

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disgruntled

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in bad humor

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encroach

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to advance beyond the usual or proper limits

***followed by on

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endow

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to furnish, to equip

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fend

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to ward off to get along

***followed by off/for

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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mien

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manner, appearance

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penal

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having to do with punishment

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pertinent

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related, relevant

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predominant

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the greatest in strength and power

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prodigy

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someone with unusually goodtalents

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recluse

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a hermit. Someone who isolates themselves

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renown

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fame glory prestige