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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 ownership of property by limiting ineritance;(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 felling of regret |
| scoff | (v.)to make fun of; to show contempt for |
| transition | |
| trepidation | |
| upbraid | |
| veritable | |
| vex | |
| vitality | |
| whimsical |