Unit 9

Unit 9

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Noun

Noun

bludgeon

r

a short club used as a weaponcudgel

impunity

r

freedom from punishmentimmunity

mien

r

air of,manner; appearance; expressionlookbearingdemeanor

prodigy

r

something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal;an unusual feat; a child with amazing talentmarvelwonderfreakgeniousAntonymsdumbell,dunce,dullard

recluse

r

a person who leads a life away from the worldloner,hermit

renown

r

fame, gloryreputationcelebrityprestigeAntonymsobscurityinfamynotoriety

chafe

r

a sore or injury caused by rubbing

defile

r

a narrow passagegorgecanyon

Verb

Verb

capitulate

r

to end resistance,give up, surrenderthrow in the towelAntonymshold outpersist

chafe

r

to warm by rubbing, to wear sore by rubbing, to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction,annoy, irk, to strain or press againstirritatescrapeabradeAntonymssoothemollifypleaseelate

defile

r

to make dirty, destroy the purity ofpollutecontaminatedesecrateto march in a single line or in columnsAntonymscleansepurify

encroach

r

to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespassintrudeinfringe

endow

r

to furnish, equip, provide with funds or something valuablegrantbestowpresentbequeathAntonymstake awaydeprive

fend

r

to ward off, resist; to get along, managestave offcope

Adjective

Adjective

apt

r

suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learnappropriatefitproperliableAntonymsinappropriateunlikelyslow

awry

r

in a twisted position; wrong, out of the right coursecrookedaskewamissAntonymsstraightsymmtrical

dire

r

dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid dangerdisastrousominoussinisterurgentAntonymsfavorableauspiciousbeneficial

disarming

r

charming,tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicionendearingwinningAntonymsalarmingtroublingdisquieting

disgruntled

penal

r

having to do with punishment (prison)correctionaldisciplenary

pertinent

r

related to the matter at hand; to the pointreleventgermaneaproposAntonymsunrelatedirrelevantimmaterial

Adverb

Adverb

awry

r

twisted