Vocab 9 Flashcards
awry
(adj) (adv) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right of hoped-for course syn: crooked, askew, amiss ant: symmetrical
bludgeon
(n) a short club used as a weapon syn: cudgel
(v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point syn: clobber, clout
chafe
(v) to warm or make sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy , irk; to strain or press against syn: irritate, scrape, abrade ant: soothe, mollify, please, elate
(n) a sore caused from rubbing
dire
(adj) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning or trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster syn: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent ant: favorable, auspicious, beneficial
encroach
(v) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass syn: intrude, infringe
fend
(v) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage syn: stave off, cope
mien
(n) air, manner; appearance; expression syn: look, bearing
penal
(adj) having to do with punishment syn: disciplinary
predominant
(adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common syn: chief, major, paramount, prevalent ant: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare
recluse
(n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world syn: hermit
apt
(adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn syn: appropriate, fit, liable ant: inappropriate, slow
capitulate
(v) to end resistance, give up , throw in the towel ant: hold up, persist
defile
(v, trans) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of syn: pollute, contaminate ant: cleanse, purify
(v, intrans) to march in a single line or columns
(n) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
disarming
(adj) charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion syn: endearing, winning ant: alarming, troubling, disquieting
disgruntled
(adj, part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed syn: displeased, grumpy, surly ant: pleased, satisfied, content
