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Unit 10 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accord | agreement, harmony Synonyms mutual understanding Antonyms disagreement, conflict |
| Barter | an exchange in trade synonyms trade, swap antonyms sell, buy |
| Curt | short , rudely brief synonyms summary, rude antonyms civil, lenghty |
| Devise | to think out, plan, figure out Synonyms contrive, work out |
| Dexterous | clever, skillful in the use of hand or body Synonyms handy deft Antonyms clumsy awkward |
| Engross | absorb fully to occupy the complete attention synonyms preoccupy immerse antonyms bore put to sleep |
| Entail | to put burden on, impose, require, involve synonyms necessitate antonym exclude rule out |
| Ferret | a kind of weasel, to search or hunt out Synonyms track down, sniff out |
| Habituate | to become used to Synonyms acclimate, inure, get used to antonyms deprogram, brainwash |
| Impending | about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way synonyms upcoming imminent antonyms distant, remote |
| Personable | attractive, pleasing in appearance or personality synonyms charming, likable antonyms unpleasant disagreeable |
| Rue | to regret, be sorry for synonyms lament antonyms cherish |
| Scoff | to make fun of, to show contempt for synonyms laugh at, jeer at antonyms take seriously, admire |
| Transition | a change from one state or condition to another synonyms changeover switch |
| trepidation | fear, fright, trembling synonyms dread anxiety antonyms confidence poise |
| upbraid | to blame, scold, find fault with synonyms bawl out antonyms praise pat on the back |
| Veritable | actual, true, real antonyms false specious |
| vex | to annoy, anger, exasperate, baffle synonyms irritate, irk, puzzle antonyms please delight soothe |
| Vitality | strength, energy, the power to survive synonyms vigor antonyms torpor lethargy |
| Whimsical | subject to odd ideas, notions; playful synonyms odd quaint antonyms serious sober |