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Unit Nine Flashcards

1
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suitable,fitting,likely

A

apt

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quick to learn

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apt

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in a turned or twisted position or direction

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awry

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wrong, out of the right of hoped-for course

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awry

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5
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short club used as a weapon

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bludgeon

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6
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to strike with a heavy club

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bludgeon

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to use force or strong arguments to gain some point

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bludgeon

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to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel

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capitulate

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to warm by rubbing, to wear sore by rubbing

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chafe

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to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk;

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chafe

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to strain or press against;

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chafe

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12
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a sore or injury caused by rubbing

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chafe

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13
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to make unclean or dirty;

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defile

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14
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destroy the purity of;

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defile

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15
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to march in a single line;

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defile

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16
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a narrow passage

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defile

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17
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gorge, canyon

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defile

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18
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering

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dire

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19
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warning of trouble to come

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dire

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20
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demanding immediate action to avoid disaster

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dire

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21
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charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion

A

disarming

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in bad humor, discontented, annoyed

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disgruntled

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23
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to advance beyond the usually or proper limits, trespass

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encroach

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24
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to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality

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endow

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25
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to ward off, resist

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fend

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26
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to get along, manage

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fend

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27
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freedom from punishment

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impunity

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28
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air, manner

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mien

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29
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appearance

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mien

30
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expression

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mien

31
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having to do with punishment

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penal

32
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related to the matter at hand,to the point

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pertinent

33
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the greatest in strength or power

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predominant

34
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most common

A

predominant

35
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something wonderful or marvelous;

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prodigy

36
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something monstrous or abnormal;

A

prodigy

37
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an unusual feat;

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prodigy

38
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a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent

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prodigy

39
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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

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recluse

40
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fame,glory

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renown

41
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S for apt

A

appropriate, fir, propper, liable

42
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S for awry

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crooked, askew, amiss

43
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S for bludgeon

A

cudgel, clobber, clout

44
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S for chafe

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irritate, scrape, abrade

45
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S for defile

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pollute, contaminate, desecrate

46
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S for dire

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disasterous, ominous, sinister, urgent

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S for disarming

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endearing, winning

48
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S for disgruntled

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displeased, grumpy, surly

49
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S for encroach

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intrude, infringe

50
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S for endow

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grant, bestow, present, bequeath

51
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S for fend

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stave off, cope

52
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S for impunity

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exemption from penalty, immunity

53
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S for mien

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look, bearing, demeanor

54
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S for penal

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correctional, disciplinary

55
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S for pertinent

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relevent, germane, apropos

56
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S for predominant

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chief, major, paramount, prevalent

57
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S for prodigy

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marvel, woner, freak, genius

58
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S for recluse

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loner, hermit

59
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S for renown

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reputation, celebrity, prestige

60
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A for apt

A

inappropriate

61
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A for awry

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straight, symmetrical

62
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A for capitulate

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hold out, persist

63
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A for chafe

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soothe, mollify, please, elate

64
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A for defile

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cleanse, purify

65
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A for dire

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favorable, auspicious, beneficial

66
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A for disarming

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alarmng, troubling, disquieting

67
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A for disgruntled

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pleased, satisfied, content

68
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A for endow

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take away, deprive

69
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A for pertinent

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unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial

70
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A for predominant

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secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare

71
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A for prodigy

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dumbbell, dunce, dullard

72
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A for renown

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obscurity, infamy, notoriety

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