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 |