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ELA # 10
ELA vocabulary unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 | short, rudely brief |
| Devise | to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create |
| Dexterous | skillful in the use of hands or body; clever |
| Engross | to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully |
| Entail | (v.) to put a burden on, impose, require, involve; to restrict (ownership or property) by limiting inheritance; (n.) such a restriction |
| Ferret | (n.) a kind of a weasel; (v.) to search or hunt out; to torment, badger |
| Habituate | to become used to; to cause to become used to |
| Impending | about to happen, hanging over (in a menacing way) |
| Personable | pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive |
| Rue | (v.) to regret, be sorry for; (n.) a feeling of regret |
| Scoff | to make fun of; to show contemp for |
| Transition | a change from one state or condition |
| Trepidation | fear, fright, trembling |
| Upbraid | to blame, scold, find fault with |
| Veritable | actual, true, real |
| Vex | to annoy, anger, exaspeate; to confuse, baffle |
| Vitality | strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develope; the power to endure or survive |
| Whimsical | subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies, playful; unpredictable |