Unit Nine Vocab

(n.) something wonderful or marvelous; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent

syn: marvel, wonder, genius

ant: dumbbell, dunce, dullard

• predominant

• prodigy

• renown

• impunity

(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

• awry

• disgruntled

• disarming

(n.) 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

• chafe

• fend

• bludgeon

• encroach

(v.) to end resistance, give up, throw in the towel

ant: hold out, persist

• defile

• encroach

• endow

• capitulate

(v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against

(n.) sore or injury caused by rubbing

syn: (v.) irritate, scrape, abrade

ant: (v.) soothe, mollify, please, elate

• chafe

• defile

• encroach

• endow

(v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of

(v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns

(n.) narrow passage; gorge, canyon

syn: (v., trans.) pollute, contaminate

ant: (v., trans.) cleanse, purify

• dire

• defile

• encroach

• endow

(adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

syn: appropriate, fit, liable

ant: inappropriate, slow

• apt

• awry

• pertinent

• defile

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

syn: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent

ant: favorable, auspicious, beneficial

• defile

• disgruntled

• dire

• disarming

(adj.) charming, tending to soften unfriendliness or suspicion

syn: endearing, winning

ant: alarming, troubling, disquieting

• endow

• encroach

• disgruntled

• disarming

(n.) fame, glory

syn: reputation, celebrity, prestige

ant: obscurity, infamy, notoriety

• mien

• predominant

• prodigy

• renown