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Sadlier Oxford - C10
Sadlier Oxford - Level C Unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accord | (n.) agreement, harmony; (v.) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on SYN: agreement, mutual understanding |
| barter | (n.) an exchange in trade; (v.) to exchange goods SYN: to trade, exchange, swap |
| curt | (adj.) short, rudely brief SYN: rude, brusque, terse, summary |
| devise | (v.) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create SYN: to concoct, contrive, work out, design |
| dexterous | (adj.) skillful in the use of hands or body; clever SYN: skillful, agile, handy, deft |
| engross | (v.) to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully SYN: to absorb, immerse, preoccupy |
| entail | (v.) to put a burden on, impose, require, involve; to restrict (ownership of property) by limiting inheritance; (n.) such a restriction SYN: to involve, require, necessitate |
| ferret | (n.) a kind of a weasel; (v.) to search or hunt out; to torment, badger SYN: to track down, hunt out, sniff out |
| habituate | (v.) to become used to; to cause to become used to SYN: to get used to, acclimate, inure |
| impending | (adj., part.) about to happen, hanging over (in a menacing way) SYN: about to happen, imminent, upcoming |
| personable | (adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive SYN: attractive, charming, agreeable, likable |
| rue | (v.) to regret, be sorry for; (n.) a feeling of regret SYN: to regret, lament, repent |
| scoff | (v.) to make fun of; to show contempt for SYN: to ridicule, laugh at, jeer at |
| transition | (n.) a change from one state or condition SYN: changeover, conversion, switch, passage |
| trepidation | (n.) fear, fright, trembling SYN: dread, anxiety, apprehension |
| upbraid | (v.) to blame, scold, find fault with SYN: to scold, bawl out, reprimand |
| veritable | (adj.) actual, true, real SYN: true, actual |
| vex | (v.) to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle SYN: to irritate, annoy, irk; to puzzle |
| vitality | (n.) strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive SYN: energy, vigor, stamina; liveliness |
| whimsical | (adj.) subject to odd ideas, notations, or fancies, playful; unpredictable SYN: odd, peculiar, quaint; fanciful, playful |
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