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.
Pertinent
Relevant or applicable to a particular manner; apposite.
Predominant
Present as the strongest or main element.
Prodigy
A person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.
An impressive or outstanding example of a particular quality.
Recluse
A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
Renown
The condition of being talked about or known by many people, fame.
