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apt |
suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn |
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awry |
in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course |
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bludgeon |
a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point |
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capitulate |
to end resistance, give up surrender |
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chafe |
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 |
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defile |
to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in cloumns a narrow passage |
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dire |
dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster |
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disarming |
charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion |
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disgruntled |
in bad humor, discontented, annoyed |
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encroach |
to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass |
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endow |
to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality |
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fend |
to ward off, resist; to get along, manage |
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impunity |
freedom from punishment |
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mien |
air, manner; appearance; expression |
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penal |
having to do with punishment |
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pertinent |
related to the matter at hand, to the point |
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predominant |
the greatest in strength or power; most common |
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prodigy |
something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent |
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recluse |
a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world |
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renown |
fame, glory |
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