unit 10

accord

(n.) agreement, harmony (v.) to agree; to be in harmony; to grant

Synonym: (n) mutual understanding

Antonyms: (n) disagreeents,conflict, friction

barter

(n.) an exchange in trade (v.) to exchange goods

Synonym:(v) trade, swap

Antonym:(v) sell,buy, purchase

curt

(adj.) short, rudely brief

Synonym: rude brusque terse summary

Antonyms: civil courteous lengthy detailed

devise

(v.) to think out; to plan; to invent

Synonym: contrive workout design

dexterous

(adj.) skillful in the use of hands or body; clever

Synonym: agile handy deft

Antonym: clumsy awkward ungainly

enrgoss

(v.) to occupy the complete attention of; preoccupy

Synonym: immerse preoccupy

Antonym: bore stulify put to sleep

entail

(v.) to put a burden on, impose; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance \n (n.) a restriction

Synonym:(v) necessitate

Antonyms:(v) exclude rule out preclude

ferret

(n.) a kind of weasel (v.) to search or hunt out; to torment

Synonym:(v) track down sniff out

habituate

(v.) to become used to; to cause to become used to

Synonym: imminent upcoming

Antonym: distant remote

impending

(adj., part.) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way; upcoming

personable

(adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

rue

(v.) to regret, to be sorry for (n.) a feeling of regret

scoff

(v.) to make fun of; to show contempt for

transition

(n.) a change from one state or condition to another

trepidation

(n.) fear, fright; trembling

upbraid

(v.) to blame; to find fault with

veritable

(adj.) actual, true, real

vex

(v.) to annoy; to anger; to confuse; to irritate; to irk

vitality

(n.) strength, energy; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive

whimsical

(adj.) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; odd; peculiar