Vocab Unit 9 Flashcards
(20 cards)
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Awry
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With a turn or twist to one side
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Apt
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Inclined, prone
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Bludgeon
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To strike or knock down
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Capitulate
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To surrender
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Chafe
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To wear by rubbing
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Defile
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To make foul,dirty, or unclean
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Disarming
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Removing or capable of removing hostility by charming.
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Disgruntled
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Discontented, peevish
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Encroach
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To trespass upon property.
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Endow
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To provide with permanent fund or source.
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Fend
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To ward off.
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Impunity
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Exception from punishment
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Mien
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Air bearing, or demeanor
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Penal
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Pertaining to or involving punishment
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Pertinent
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Pertaining directly to the matter at hand
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Predominant
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Having power over others
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Prodigy
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A young person having extraordinary talent or abilities.
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Recluse
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A person who lives apart from society
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Renown
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Widespread and high repute
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Dire
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Causing or involving great fear or suffering
