Sadlier C unit 9

apt (adj.)

suitable fitting likely; quick to learn

awry (adj.,adv)

in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong

bludgeon (n)

a short club used as a weapon

bludgeon (v)

to strike with a heavy club

capitulate (v)

to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel

chafe (v)

to warm by rubbing

chafe (n)

a sore or injury caused by rubbing

defile (n)

a narrow passage; gorge

defile (v)

to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of

dire (adj.)

dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come

disarming (adj.)

charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion

disgruntled (adj.)

in bad humor, discontented, annoyed

encroach (v)

to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass

endow (v)

thing or quality

fend (v)

to ward off, resist; to get along, manage