Honors Vocab Unit 9

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

• awry

• correctly
• accurate
• astray

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

• club
• bludgeon

• hammer
• bat

To warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; a sore or injury caused by rubbing

• chafe
• smooth
• grate
• scratch

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

• dire

• alarming
• menacing
• ominous

To advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass

• Encroach

• Infringe
• Comply
• Overstep

To ward off, resist, to get along, manage

• Fend

• Struggle
• Endure
• Succeed

Air, manner; appearance; expression

• Mien

• Gait
• Gesture
• Posture

Having to do with punishment

• punitive
• retributive
• disciplinary
• penal

The greatest strength or power; most common

• weakness
• power
• predominant

• strength

A person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

• hermit
• introvert
• socialite
• recluse