Sadlier Level C Unit 9

Sadlier Level C Unit 9

memorize.aimemorize.ai (lvl 286)
Section 1

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recluse (n.)

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Date created

Mar 1, 2020

Cards (20)

Section 1

(20 cards)

recluse (n.)

Front

a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

Back

disarming (adj.)

Front

charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion

Back

prodigy (n.)

Front

something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent

Back

capitulate (v.)

Front

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

Back

chafe (v.) (n.)

Front

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

Back

disgruntled (adj., part)

Front

in bad humor, discontented, annoyed

Back

impunity (n.)

Front

freedom from punishment

Back

apt (adj.)

Front

suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn

Back

renown (n.)

Front

fame, glory

Back

awry (adj., adv.)

Front

in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course

Back

encroach (v.)

Front

to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass

Back

bludgeon (n.) (v.)

Front

a short club used as a weapon; to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point

Back

pertinent (adj.)

Front

related to the matter at hand, to the point

Back

dire (adj.)

Front

dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of troubles to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster

Back

fend (v.)

Front

to ward off, resist; to get along, manage

Back

endow (v.)

Front

to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality

Back

mien (n.)

Front

air, manner; appearance; expression

Back

defile (v.) (n.)

Front

to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; to march in a single line or in columns; a narrow passage; gorge, canyon

Back

predominant (adj.)

Front

the greatest in strength or power; most common

Back

penal (adj.)

Front

having to do with punishment

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