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Unit 10
ELA
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 hands or body; clever |
| engross | (v) to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully |
| entail | (v) to put a burden on, impose, require, involve; to restrict |
| 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 use to |
| impending | (adj.,part.) about to happen, hanging over in a menacingway |
| personable | (adj)pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive |
| rue | (v)to regret, be sorry for; (n)a feering of reget |
| 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, scald, find fault with |
| veritable | (adj)actual, ture, 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, nations, or fancies; playful |