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Unit 9
ELA Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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apt | suitable |
awry | wrong |
bludgeon | (n) a short club used as a weapon (v) to strike with a heavy club |
capitulate | give up |
chafe | (v) to warm by rubbing (n) a sore caused by rubbing |
defile | (v trans.) to make dirty (v intrans.) to march in columns (n) canyon |
dire | warning of trouble to come |
disarming | charming |
disgruntled | annoyed |
encroach | trespass |
endow | to furnish |
fend | to ward off |
impunity | freedom from punishment |
mien | appearance |
penal | having to do with punishment |
pertinent | to the point |
predominant | most common |
prodigy | something wonderful |
recluse | a person who leads a life shut up |
renown | fame |