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8th Grade Vocabulary - Unit 10
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01/24/2014

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accord
Definition

(n) aggreement, harmony; (v) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on

 

s: (n) mutual understanding

a: (n) disagreement, conflict, friction

Term
barter
Definition

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

 

s:  (v) trade, swap

a: (v) sell, buy, purchase

Term
curt
Definition

(adj) short, rudely brief

 

s:  rude, brusque, terse, summary

a: civil, courteous, lengthy, detailed

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devise
Definition

(v) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create

 

s:  contrive, work out, design

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dexterous
Definition

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

 

s:  agile, handy, deft

a:  clumsy, awkward, ungainly

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engross
Definition

(v) to occupy the complete attention of, absorb fully

 

s:  immerse, preoccupy

a:  bore, stultify, put to sleep

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entail
Definition

(v) to put a burden on, impose, involve, to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance, (n) such a restriction

 

s:  (v) necissitate

a:  (v) exclude, rule out preclude

Term
ferret
Definition

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

 

s: (v) track down, sniff out

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habituate
Definition

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

 

s:  inure, get used to

a:  deprogram, brainwash

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impending
Definition

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

 

s:  immenent, upcoming,

a:  distant, remote

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personable
Definition

(adj) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

 

s:  agreeable, likable

a:  unpleasant, disagreeable

Term
rue
Definition

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

 

s:  (v) repent

a: (v) cherish

Term
scoff
Definition

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

 

s: ridicule, laugh at

a: take seriously, admore, revere

Term
transition
Definition

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

 

s: conversion, switch, passage

Term
trepidation
Definition

(n) fear, fright, trembling

 

s:  dread, anxiety, apprehension

a: confidence, self-assurance, poise

Term
upbraid
Definition

(v) to blame, scold, find fault with

 

s: bawl out, reprimand

a: praise, pat on the back

Term
veritable
Definition

(adj) actual, true, real

 

a:  false, specious

Term
vex
Definition

(v) to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle

 

s:  irritate, irk, puzzle, distress

a:  please, delight, soothe, mollify

Term
vitality
Definition

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

 

s:  verve, stamina

a:  lifelessness, torpor, lethargy

Term
whimsical
Definition

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

 

s:  odd, peculiar, quaint, fanciful

a:  serious, sober, matter-of-fact, realistic

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