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Vocab Unit 10
Term | Definition |
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Accord | (n.) agreement, harmony |
Accord | (v.) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on |
Curt | (adj.) short, rudely brief |
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 inheritance |
Entail | (n.) such a restriction |
Impending | (adj., part.) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way |
Rue | (v.) to regret, be sorry for |
Rue | (n.) a feeling of regret |
Transition | (n.) a change from one state or condition to another |
Upbraid | (v.) to blame, scold, find fault with |
Veritable | (adj.) actual, true, real |
vitality | (n.) strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive |
Barter | (n.) an exchange in trade |
Barter | (v.) to exchange goods |
Devise | (v.) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create |
Dexterous | (adj.) skillful in the use of hands or body; clever |
Ferret | (n.) a kind of weasel |
Ferret | (v.) to search or hunt out; to torment, badger |
Habituate | (v.) to become used to; to cause to become used to |
Personable | (adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive |
Scoff | (v.) to make fun of; to show contempt for |
Trepidation | (n.) fear, fright, trembling |
Vex | (v.) to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, battle |
Whimsical | (adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful, unpredictable |