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Vocabulary Unit Ten
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Education
8th Grade
04/09/2009

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Term
accord
Definition

agreement, harmony

to grant, bestow on

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barter
Definition

an exchange in trade

to exchange goods (without the transfer of money)

Term
curt
Definition
short, rudely brief
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devise
Definition

to think out,plan, figure out

invent , create

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dexterous
Definition

skillful in the use of hands or body

clever

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engross
Definition

to occupy the complete attention

absorb fully

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entail
Definition

to put a burden on

impose, require, involve

to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance

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ferret
Definition

a kind of weasel

to search or hunt out

to torment, badger

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habituate
Definition

to become used to

 

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impending
Definition

about to happen

hanging over in a menacing way

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personable
Definition
pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive
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rue
Definition

to regret, be sorry for

a feeling of regret

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scoff
Definition
to make fun of, to show contempt for
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transition
Definition
a change from one state or condition to another
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trepidation
Definition
fear, fright, trembling
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upbraid
Definition

to blame, scold

find fault with

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veritable
Definition
actual, true, real
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vex
Definition

to annoy, anger, exasperate;

to confuse, baffle

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vitality
Definition

strength, energy, liveliness;

the capacity to live and develop;

the power to survive

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whimsical
Definition

subject to odd ideas, notions or fancies;

playful,

unpredictible

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