Units 10-12

Question 0

Barter

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Accord

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Curt

Answer 2

(adj.) short, rudely brief

Question 3

Devise

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Dexterous

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Engross

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

Question 6

Entail

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Ferret

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Hbituate

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Impending

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Personable

Answer 10

(adj.) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

Question 11

Rue

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Scoff

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Transition

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Trepidation

Answer 14

(n.) fear, fright, trembling

Question 15

Unbraid

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

Question 16

Veritable

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(adj.) actual, true, real

Question 17

Vex

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

Question 18

Vitality

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

Question 19

Whimsical

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Appease

Answer 20

(v.) to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to

Question 21

Belated

Answer 21

(adj.) late, tardy

Question 22

Calamitous

Answer 22

(adj.) causing great misfortune

Question 23

Cite

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(v.) to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court;to commend, recommend

Question 24

Conventional

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(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

Question 25

Decoy

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(v.) to lure into a trap; (n.) a person or thing used to lure into a trap

Question 26

Delve

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(v.) to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into

Question 27

Ensue

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(v.) to follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result

Question 28

Gallantry

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(n.) heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy

Question 29

Impart

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(v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on

Question 30

Judicious

Answer 30

(adj.) using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

Question 31

Mediate

Answer 31

(v.) to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; (adj.) occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary

Question 32

Milieu

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(n.) the setting, surroundings, environment

Question 33

Outlandish

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(adj.) strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-the-way, geographically remote, exceeding reasonable limits

Question 34

Overbearing

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(adj.) domineering, haughty, bullying, overpowering, predominant

Question 35

Pert

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(adj.) high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jauty

Question 36

Quirk

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(n.) a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn

Question 37

Regale

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(v.) to feast, entertain agreeably

Question 38

Shiftless

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(adj.) lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

Question 39

Taint

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(n.) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate

Question 40

Abdicate

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(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard

Question 41

Bestow

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(v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings

Question 42

Capacious

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(adj.) able to hold much, roomy

Question 43

Caustic

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(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

Question 44

Crusade

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(n.) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; (v.) to campaign, work vigorously

Question 45

Deface

Answer 45

(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine

Question 46

Embargo

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(n.) n order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; (v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with

Question 47

Fallacy

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(n.) a false notion or belief; an error in thinking

Question 48

Levity

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(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight

Question 49

Mendicant

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(n.) beggar; (adj.) depending on begging for a living

Question 50

Nauseate

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(v.) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust

Question 51

Negate

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(v.) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing

Question 52

Pivotal

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(adj.) vitally important, essential

Question 53

Recipient

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(n.) one who receives; (adj.) receiving; able or willing to recieve

Question 54

Ruse

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(n.) an action designed to confuse or mislead, a trick

Question 55

Teem

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(v.) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities

Question 56

Tenet

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(n.) an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true

Question 57

Tractable

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(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with, easily wrought, maileable

Question 58

Ungainly

Answer 58

(adj.) clumsy, awkward; unwieldly

Question 59

Voracious

Answer 59

(adj.) having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager