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unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accord | (n)agreement,harmony;(v)to agree,be in harmony or bring into harmony;to grant syn:(n)mutual understanding atn:(n)disagreement,conflict,friction |
| barter | (n) an exchange in trade;(v)to exchange goods syn:(v)trade,swap atn:(v)sell,buy,purchase |
| curt | (adj)short,rudely brief syn:rude,brusque,terse,summary atn:civil,courteous,lengthy,detailed |
| devise | (v)to think out,plan,figure out,invent,create syn:concoct,contrive,work out,design atn:n/a |
| dexterous | (adj)skillful in the use of hands or body;clever syn:agile,handy,deft atn:clumsy,awkward,ungainly |
| engross | (v)to occupy the complete attention,absorb fully syn:immerse,preoccupy atn:bore,stultify,put to sleep |
| entail | (v)to put a burden on,impose,require,involve;to restrict ownership of property by limiting,inheritance;(n)such a restriction syn:(v)necessitate atn:(v)exclude,rule out,preclude |
| ferret | (n)a kind of weasel;(v)to search or hunt out;to torment,badger syn:(v)track down,sniff out atn:n/a |
| habituate | (v)to become used to,to cause to become used to syn:acclimate,inure,get used to atn:deprogram,brainwash |
| impending | (adj.,part)about to happen,hanging over in a menacing Syn:imminent,upcoming Atn:distant,remote |
| personable | (adj)pleasing in appearance or personality,attractive Syn:charming,agreeable,likable Atn:unpleasant,disagreeable,obnoxious |
| rue | (v)to regret,be sorry for;(n)a feeling of regret Syn(v)lament,repent Atn:(v)cherish |
| scoff | (v)to make fun of;to show contempt for Syn:ridicule,laugh at,jeer at Atn:take seriously,admire,revere |
| transition | (n)a change from one state to or condition to another Syn:changeover,conversion,switch,passage Atn:n/a |
| trepidation | (n)fear,fright,trembling Syn:dread,anxiety,apprehension Atn:confidence,self-assurance,poise |
| upbraid | (v)to blame,scold,find fault with Syn:bawl out,reprimand Atn:praise,pat on the back |
| vertiable | (adj)actual,true,real Syn:n/a Atn:false,specious |
| Vex | (v)to annoy,anger,exasperate;to confuse,baffle Syn:irritate,irk,puzzle,distress Atn:please,delight,soothe,molify |
| vitality | (n)strength,energy,liveliness;the capacity to live and develop;the power to endure or survive Syn:vigor,stamina Atn:lifelessness,torpor,lethargy |
| whimsical | (adj)subject to odd ideas,notions,or fancies;playful;unpredictable Syn:odd,peculiar,quaint,fanciful Atn:serious,sober,matter-of-fact,realistic |
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