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Unit 10 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accord | n) agreement harmony |
| curt | adj) short rudely brief |
| engross | v) to occupy the complete attention |
| barter | (n.) an exchange in trade |
| 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 |
| entail | such a restriction |
| ferret | (n.)a kind of weasel |
| impending | (adj.) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way |
| personable | (adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive |
| rue | (v.) to regret, be sorry for, a feeling of regret |
| scoff | (v.) to make fun of; to show contempt for |
| transition | (n.)a change from one state of condition to another |
| trepidation | (n.)fear, fright, trembling |
| upbraid | v.)to blame, scold, find fault with |
| veritable | (adj.)actual, true, real |
| vex | (v.)to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle |
| habituate | (v.) to become used to; to cause to become used to |
| whimsical | (adj.)subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful unpredictable |