Vocabulary Week 9

bludgeon A short club used as a weapon/ to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments

chafe To wear sore by rubbing; to annoy, to irk

disgruntled In bad humor (mood), discontented, annoyed

defile To make unclean or dirty; to destroy the purity of; to march in a single line/ a narrow passage

encroach To advance upon the usual or proper limits

apt Suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

capitulate To end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel

disarming Charming; tending to get rid of unfriendliness and suspicion

awry In a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for cause

dire Dreadful; causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding action to avoid disaster

impunity Freedom from punishment

predominant The greatest in strength or power; most common

fend To ward off, resist, to get along, to manage

penal Having to do with punishment

endow To furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality

renown Fame, glory

mien Air, manner appearance; expression

recluse A person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

pertinent Related to the matter at hand; to the point

prodigy Something wonderful or marvelous; something abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability