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apt: (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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awry: (adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; out of the right or hoped-for course
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bludgeon: (n.) a short club used as a weapon; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
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capitulate: (v.) to end resistance, , surrender,
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chafe: (v.) to warm by rubbing; to strain or press against;
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defile: (v., trans.) to make unclean (v., intrans.) to march in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge,
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dire: (adj.) warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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disarming: (adj.) charming, to get rid of suspicion
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disgruntled: (adj., part) in bad humor, discontented,
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encroach: (v.) trespass
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endow: (v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds
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fend: (v.) resist; to get along,
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impunity: (n.) freedom from punishment
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mien: (n.) air, manner; appearance;
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penal: (adj.) having to do with punishment
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pertinent: (adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point
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predominant: (adj.) the greatest in or power; most common
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prodigy: (n.) something wonderful ; something abnormal; ; a young person with extraordinary ability
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recluse: (n.) a person who leads a withdrawn from the world
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renown: (n.) fame, glory