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Vocab Unit 9 Level C
Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop
Level C
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| apt | (adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn (syn) appropriate, fit, proper, liable (ant) inappropriate, unlikely, slow |
| awry | (adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course (syn) (adj) crooked, askew, amiss (ant) (adj) straight, symmetrical |
| bludgeon | (n) a short club used as a weapon; (v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point (syn) (n) cudgel, (v) clobber, clout |
| capitulate | (v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel (ant) hold out, persist |
| chafe | (v) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoynace or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against, (n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing (syn) (v) irratate, scrape, abrade (ant) (v) soothe, mollify, please, elate |
| defile | (v trans) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v intrans) to march in a single line or in columns, ; (n) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon (syn) (v trans) pollute, contaminate, desecrate (ant) (v trans) cleanse, purify |
| 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 |
| disarming | (adj) charming tending to get rid of 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 |
| encroach | (v) to advance beyond the ususal or proper limits, trespass (syn) intrude, infringe |
| endow | (v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality (syn) grant, bestow, present, bequeath (ant) take away, deprive |
| fend | (v) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage (syn) stave off, cope |
| impunity | (n) freedom from punishment (syn) exemption from penalty, immunity |
| mien | (n) air, manner, appearance, expression (syn) lock, bearing, demeanor |
| penal | (adj) having to do with punishment (syn) correctional, disciplinary |
| pertinent | (adj) related to the matter at hand, to the point (syn) relevant, germane, apropos (ant) unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial |
| predominant | (adj) the greatest in strength or power; most common (syn) chief, major, paramount, prevalent (ant) secondary, minor, subsidary, rare |
| prodigy | (n) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent (syn) marvel, wonder, freak, genius (ant) dumbbell, dunce, dullard |
| recluse | (n) a person who lives a life shut off or withdrawn from the world (syn) loner, hermit |
| renown | (n) fame; glory (syn) reputation, celebrity, prestige (ant) obscurity, infamy, notoriety |
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