Vocab Unit 9 Flashcards
apt
adj: fitting or quick to learn
awry
adj: in a twisted position
bludgeon
noun: a club used as a weapon
v: to strike with a club
capitulate
v: to give up
chafe
v: to wear sore by rubbing; to annoy
noun: a sore caused by rubbing
defile
v: to make dirty
n: a narrow passage
dire
adj: dreadful
disarming
adj: tending to get rid of unfriendliness
disgruntled
adj: annoyed
enroach
v: to advance beyond paper limits
endow
v: to provide with funds/money; to equip
fend
v: to ward off
impunity
n: freedom from punishment
mien
n: a manner or apperance
penal
adj: having to do with punishment
pertinent
adj: related to the matter at hand
predominant
adj: the greatest in strength; the most commen
prodigy
n: a young person with extra ordinary potential
recluse
n: a person who lies withdrawn from the world
renown
n: fame
