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Unit 10
ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accord | (n.) agreement; (v.) to agree, be in harmony; bestow on |
| barter | (n.) an exchange in trade; (v.) to exchange goods |
| curt | (adj.) short, rudely brief |
| devise | (v.) to think out, plan, invent |
| dexterous | (adj.) skillful in the use of body; clever |
| engross | (v.) absorb fully |
| entall | (v.) to put a burden on; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance; (n.) such a restriction |
| ferret | (n.) a kind of weasel; (v.) to hunt out; to badger |
| habituate | (v.) to become used to |
| impending | (adj., part.) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way |
| personable | (adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality |
| rue | (v.) regret; (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 |
| upbraid | (v.) to blame, scold |
| veritable | (adj.) actual, true, real |
| vex | (v.) to annoy, anger, exasperate; to baffle |
| vitality | (n.) strength, liveliness; the power to endure or survive |
| whimsical | (adj.) subject to odd ideas; playful; unpredictable |