Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
Apt
Appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.
Awry
With a turn or twist to one side; askew.
Away from the expected or proper direction, amiss.
Bludgeon
A short, heavy club, with one side weighted or thicker and heavier than the other.
To strike or kill with a weighted club.
Capitulate
Cease to resist an opponent or unwelcome demand, surrender.
Chafe
Being so restrictive or tight, as to make a part of the body sore by rubbing against it.
Wear or damage caused by rubbing.
Contaminate
To make impure by exposure or addition of a toxic or polluting substance.
Dire
A extremely serious or urgent situation or event
A warning or threat presaging danger.
Disarming
Having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, especially through charm.
Disgruntled
To have been put in a state of sulky dissatisfaction, discontent.
Encroach
To intrude on a persons territory or a thing considered to be a right.
Advance gradually beyond usual or acceptable limits.
Endow
To provide with a quality ability or asset.
To give or bequeath a property to a person or institution.
Fend
To keep or ward off; repel.
Impunity
Exemption from punishment; freedom from the injurious consequences of ones actions.
Mien
A person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood.
Penal
Related to, used for, or prescribing the punishment of offenders under the legal system.
An act or offense punishable by law.
