Unit 9 Flashcards

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dire

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

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specific

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special or particular, clearly presented or stated

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awry (adv)

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in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course

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prodigy (n)

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

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defile

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to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in columns; a narrow passage; gorge, canyon

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bludgeon

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a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point

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endow

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

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recluse

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a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

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disarming

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charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion

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mien

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air, manner; appearance; expression