Vocab - Level C - Unit 9

apt (apt)

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

Synonyms: appropriate, fit, liable

Antonyms: inappropriate, slow

awry (a ri')

(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course.

Synonyms: (adj.) crooked, askew, amiss

Antonyms: (adj.) straight, symmetrical

bludgeon (blej' en)

(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.

Synonyms: (n.) cudgel; (v.) clobber, clout

capitulate (ke pich' e lat)

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

Antonyms: hold out, persist

chafe (chaf)

(v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to stain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing.

Synonyms: (v.) irritate, scrape, abrade

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

defile (di fil')

(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.

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

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

dire (dir)

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

Synonyms: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent

Antonyms: favorable, auspicious, beneficial

disarming (dis arm' in)

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

Synonyms: endearing, winning

Antonyms: alarming, troubling, disquieting

disgruntled (dis grent' eld)

(adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed.

Synonyms: displeased, grumpy, surly

Antonyms: pleased, satisfied, content

encroach (en kroch')

(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass.

Synonyms: intrude, infringe

endow (en dau')

(v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality.

Synonyms: grant, bestow, present, bequeath

Antonyms: take away, deprive

fend (fend)

(v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage.

Synonyms: stave off, cope

impunity (im pyu' ne te)

(n.) freedom from punishment.

Synonyms: exemption from penalty, immunity.

mein (men)

(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression.

Synonyms: look, bearing

penal (pe' nel)

(adj.) having to do with punishment.

Synonyms: disciplinary

pertinent (per' te nent)

(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point.

Synonyms: germane, apropos

Antonyms: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial

predominant (pri dam' e nent)

the greatest in strength or power; most common.

Synonyms: chief, major, paramount, prevalent

Antonyms: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare

prodigy (prad' e je)

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

Synonyms: marvel, wonder, genius

Antonyms: dumbbell, dunce, dullard

recluse (re' klus)

(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world.

Synonym: hermit

renown (ri naun')

(n.) fame, glory.

Synonyms: reputation, celebrity, prestige

Antonyms: obscurity, infamy, notoriety