a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
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disarming (adj.)
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charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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prodigy (n.)
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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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capitulate (v.)
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to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
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chafe (v.) (n.)
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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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disgruntled (adj., part)
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in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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impunity (n.)
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freedom from punishment
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apt (adj.)
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suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
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renown (n.)
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fame, glory
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awry (adj., adv.)
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in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
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encroach (v.)
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to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
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bludgeon (n.) (v.)
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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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pertinent (adj.)
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related to the matter at hand, to the point
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dire (adj.)
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dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of troubles to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
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fend (v.)
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to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
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endow (v.)
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to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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mien (n.)
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air, manner; appearance; expression
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defile (v.) (n.)
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to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in columns; a narrow passage; gorge, canyon