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Unit 10 Vocabulary
| Definition | Word |
|---|---|
| agreement, harmony | Accord |
| an exchange in trade | Barter |
| short, rudely brief | Curt |
| to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create | Devise |
| skillful in the use of hands or body; clever | Dexterous |
| to occupy the complete attention of, absorb fully | Engross |
| to put a burden on, impose, involve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance; | Entail |
| a kind of weasel | Ferret |
| to become used to; to cause to become used to | Habituate |
| about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way | Impending |
| pleasing in appearance to personality, attractive | Personable |
| to regret, be sorry for | Rue |
| to make fun of; to show contempt for | Scoff |
| a change from one state or condition to another | Transition |
| fear, fright, trembling | Trepidation |
| to blame, scold, find fault with | Upbraid |
| actual, true, real | Veritable |
| to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle | Vex |
| strength, energy; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive | Vitality |
| subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable | Whimsical |