Vocab Unit 9

Question 1

apt

Answer 1

adj: fitting or quick to learn

Question 2

awry

Answer 2

adj: in a twisted position

Question 3

bludgeon

Answer 3

noun: a club used as a weapon
v: to strike with a club

Question 4

capitulate

Answer 4

v: to give up

Question 5

chafe

Answer 5

v: to wear sore by rubbing; to annoy
noun: a sore caused by rubbing

Question 6

defile

Answer 6

v: to make dirty
n: a narrow passage

Question 7

dire

Answer 7

adj: dreadful

Question 8

disarming

Answer 8

adj: tending to get rid of unfriendliness

Question 9

disgruntled

Answer 9

adj: annoyed

Question 10

enroach

Answer 10

v: to advance beyond paper limits

Question 11

endow

Answer 11

v: to provide with funds/money; to equip

Question 12

fend

Answer 12

v: to ward off

Question 13

impunity

Answer 13

n: freedom from punishment

Question 14

mien

Answer 14

n: a manner or apperance

Question 15

penal

Answer 15

adj: having to do with punishment

Question 16

pertinent

Answer 16

adj: related to the matter at hand

Question 17

predominant

Answer 17

adj: the greatest in strength; the most commen

Question 18

prodigy

Answer 18

n: a young person with extra ordinary potential

Question 19

recluse

Answer 19

n: a person who lies withdrawn from the world

Question 20

renown

Answer 20

n: fame