Unit 10

• accord

  (noun)- agreement, harmony

  Synonym: mutual

  Antonym: disagreement

  (verb)- to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony;to grant, bestow
• curt

  (adjective)- short, rudely brief

  Synonym: rude

  Antonym: lengthy
• engross

  (verb)- to occupy the attention of, absorb fully

  Synonym: immerse

  Antonym: bore
• entail

  (verb)- to put a burden on, impose, involve; to resist ownership of property by limiting inheritance

  Synonym: necessitate

  Antonym: exclude
• Impending

  (adjective, participal)- about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way

  Synonym: imminent

  Antonym: distant
• rue

  (noun)- a feeling of regret
• Transition

  (noun)- a change from one state or condition to another

  Synonym: switch
• upbraid

  (verb)- to blame, scold, find fault with

  Synonym: reprimand

  Antonym: praise
• veritable

  (adjective)- actual, true, real

  Antonym: false
• vitality

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

  Synonym: stamina

  Antonym: lifelessness
• barter

  (noun)- an exchange in trade

  (verb)- to exchange goods

  Synonym: trade

  Antonym: buy
• devise

  (verb)- to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create

  Synonym: design
• dexterous

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

  Synonym: agile

  Antonym: clumsy
• ferret

  (noun)- a kind of weasel

  (verb)- to search or hunt out; to torment, badger

  Synonym: track down
• habituate

  (verb)- to become used to; to cause to become used to

  Synonym: get used to

  Antonym: brainwash
• personable

  (adjective)- pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

  Synonym: agreeable

  Antonym: disagreeable
• scoff

  (verb)- to make fun of; to show contempt for

  Synonym: laugh at

  Antonym: take seriously
• trepidation

  (noun)- fear, fright, trembling

  Synonym: anxiety

  Antonym: confidence
• vex

  (verb)- to annoy , anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle

  Synonym: irritate

  Antonym: soothe
• whimsical

  (adjective)- subject to add ideas, notions or fancies; playful; unpredicate

  Synonym: odd

  Antonym: serious