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Vocab
Unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accord | n. agreement, harmony; v. to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant bestow on |
| barter | n. an exchange in trade; v. to exchange goods |
| curt | adj. short, rudely brief |
| devise | v. to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create |
| dexterous | adj. skillful in the use of hand or body; clever |
| engross | v. to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully |
| entail | v. to put a burden on, impose, require, involve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance; n. such a restriction |
| ferret | n. a kind of weasel; v. to search or hunt out; to torment, badger |
| habituate | v. to become used to; to cause to become used to |
| impending | adj. part. about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way |
| personable | adj. pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive |
| rue | v. to regret, be sorry for; n. a feeling of regret |
| scoff | v. to make fun of; to show contempt for |
| transition | n. a change from one state or condition to another |
| trepidation | n. fear, fright, trembling |
| upbraid | v. to blame, scold find fault with |
| veritable | adj. actual, true, real |
| vex | v. to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle |
| vitality | n. strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive |
| whimsical | adj. subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable |