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Vocabulary Unit 10
Term | Definition |
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Accord(n) | Agreement, harmony. |
Accord(v) | To agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant bestow on. |
Curt(adj) | Short, rudely brief. |
Engross(v) | To occupy the complete attention of absorb fully. |
Entail(v) | To put a burden on, impose, involve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance. |
Entail(n) | Such a restriction. |
Impending(adj) | About to happen, hanging over in a menacing way. |
Rue(v) | To regret, be sorry for. |
Rue(n) | A feeling of regret. |
Transition(n) | A change from one state or condition to another. |
Upbraid(v) | To blame, scold, find fault with. |
Veritable(adj) | Actual, true, real. |
Vitality(n) | Strength, energy; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive. |
Barter(n) | An exchange in trade. |
Barter(v) | To exchange goods. |
Devise(v) | To think out, plan, figure out, invent, create. |
Dexterous(adj) | Skillful in the use of hands or body; clever. |
Ferret(n) | A kind of weasel. |
Ferret(v) | To search or hunt out; to torment badger. |
Habituate(v) | To become use to; to cause to become used to. |
Personable(v) | Pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive. |
Scoff(v) | To make fun of; to show contempt for. |
Trepidation(n) | fear, fright, trembling. |
Vex(v) | To annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle. |
Whimsical(adj) | Subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable. |