Unit 9A Vocabulary

(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course

• awry

• encroach

• fend

• penal

(n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world

• recluse

• mien

• dire

• chafe

(n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point

• bludgeon

• awry

• chafe

• encroach

(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common

• predominant

• fend

• mien

• chafe

(v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk, to strain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing

• chafe

• encroach

• fend

• penal

(adj.) having to do with punishment

• penal

• encroach

• dire

• awry

(adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster

• dire

• bludgeon

• encroach

• fend

(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression

• mien

• dire

• awry

• predominant

(v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass

• encroach

• penal

• mien

• chafe

(v.) to ward off; resist; to get along, manage

• fend

• awry

• penal

• recluse