Vocab Unit 9 Flashcards
(30 cards)
1
Q
Disarming
A
charming or endearing
2
Q
Capitulate
A
to surrender
3
Q
Predominant
A
superior in power
4
Q
Prodigy
A
a very talented child
5
Q
Bludgeon
A
a short, heavy club
6
Q
Awry
A
turned or twisted on one side
7
Q
Chafe
A
irritation caused by rubbing
8
Q
Pertinent
A
relevant
9
Q
Endow
A
to furnish
10
Q
Renown
A
widespread fame or glory
11
Q
Dire
A
dreadful
12
Q
Mein
A
appearance
13
Q
Recluse
A
a person who lives apart from society
14
Q
Defile
A
a narrow passage between mountains
15
Q
Impunity
A
loss or harm
16
Q
Encroach
A
to trespass upon property
17
Q
Disgruntled
A
grumpy and dissatisfied
18
Q
Fend
A
to make an effort to resist
19
Q
Atp
A
appropriate
20
Q
Acrid
A
sharp
21
Q
Boorish
A
ill-mannered
22
Q
Cynical
A
believing that people act only out of selfish motive
23
Q
Epistle
A
a letter
24
Q
Hersey
A
against orthodox opinion
25
Lance
spear
26
Obscure
difficult to understand
27
Poignant
deeply moving
28
Respite
intermission
29
Terse
to the point
30
Penal
Breaking the law
