Vocab - Level C - Unit 10

Accord (e kord')

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

Synonyms: (n.) mutual, understanding

Antonyms: (n.) disagreement, conflict, friction

Barter (bar' ter)

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

Synonyms: (v.) trade, swap

Antonyms: (v.) sell, buy, purchase

Curt (kert)

(adj.) short, rudely brief

Synonyms: rude, brusque, terse, summary

Antonyms: civil, courteois, lengthy, detailed.

Devise (di viz')

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

Synonyms: contrive, work out, design

Dexterous (dek' stres)

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

Synonyms: agile, handy, deft

Antonyms: clumsy, awkward, ungainly.

Engross (en gros')

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

Synonyms: immerse, preoccupy

Antonyms: bore stultify, put to sleep

Entail (v. en tal'; n. en' tal)

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

Synonyms: (v.) necessitate

Antonyms: (v.) exclude, rule out, preclude

Ferret (fer' et)

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

Synonyms: (v.) track down, sniff out.

Habituate (ha bich' u at)

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

Synonyms: inure, get use to.

Antonyms: deprogram, brainwash

Impending (im pen' din)

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

Synonyms: imminent, upcoming

Antonyms: distant, remote

Personable (pers' ne bel)

(adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive.

Synonyms: agreeable, likable

Antonyms: unplesant, disagreeable

Rue (ru)

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

Synonyms: (v.) repent

Antonyms: (v.) cherish

Scoff (skaf)

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

Synonyms: ridicule, laugh at

Antonyms: take seriously, admire, revere

Transition (tran zish' en)

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

Synonyms: conversation, switch, passage

Trepidation (trep e da' shen)

(n.) fear, fright, trembling.

Synonyms: dread, anxiety, apprehension

Antonyms: confidence, self-assurance, poise

Upbraid (ep brad')

(v.) to blame, scold, find fault with.

Synonyms: brawl out, reprimand

Antonyms: praise, pat on the back

Veritable (ver' e te bel)

(adj.) actual, true, real.

Synonyms: false, specious

Vex (veks)

(v.) to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, battle.

Synonyms: irritate, irk, puzzle, distress

Antonyms: please, delight, soothe, mollify

Whimsical (whim' ze kel)

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

Synonyms: odd, peculiar, quaint, fanciful

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

Vitality (vi tal' e te)

liveliness, energy, strength.

Synonyms: verve, stamina

Antonyms: lifelessness, torpor, lethargy