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Unit 9. Definitions. CONVICT. To prove or judge to be guilty A person who has been proved guilty of a crime and sentenced to prison; someone who is serving a long prison term. DISCIPLINE.
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Unit 9 Definitions
CONVICT • To prove or judge to be guilty • A person who has been proved guilty of a crime and sentenced to prison; someone who is serving a long prison term
DISCIPLINE • Punishment; training that results in obedience and self- control; orderly behavior; control gained by enforcing rules of conduct; a branch of knowledge
DUNGEON • A dark room or cell used as a prison, usually underground
EARNEST • Serious, important, or grave
ENCLOSE • To surround on every side; to close up in or fence off; to include with something else
GRADUAL • Happening step-by-step or by degrees; changing little by little
GRUMBLE • To complain angrily but not loudly; to growl • A growling sound; a muttered complaint
JAGGED • With a rough or sharp edge; irregular or harsh
NOURISH • To feed or help grow and develop; to support
PROVISION • The act of supplying or making available; a stock of food or supplies; a step taken ahead of time; a condition, as in a contract
TREATY • An agreement or contract between two or more countries, arrived at by discussion and compromise; the legal document that has the terms of such an agreement
UNEASY • Feeling worried or unsure; causing discomfort