Vocabulary - Unit 10 Flashcards

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Agreement, harmony - to agree; to be in harmony or great harmony; to grant, bestow on
Synonyms - mutual disagreement
Antonyms - disagreement, conflict, frictious

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Accord

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An exchange in trade - to exchange goods
Synonyms - trade, swap
Antonyms - sell, buy purchase

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Barter

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Short, rudely brief
Synonyms - rude, tense, brusque, summary
Antonyms- civil, courteous, length, detailed

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Curt

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To think out, plan, figure out, invent create

Synonyms - contrive, work out, design

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Devise

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Skillful in the use of hands of body, clever
Synonyms - agile, handy, deft
Antonyms - clumsy, awkward, ungainly

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Dexterous

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To occupy the complete attention of, absorb fully
Synonyms - immense, preoccupy
Antonyms - bore, stultify, put to sleep

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Engross

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To put a burden on, impose, involve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance - such a restriction
Necessitate
Exclude, rule out, preclude

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Entail

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A kind of weasel - to search or hunt out, to torment, badger

Track down, sniff out

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Ferret

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About to happen, hanging over in a menacing way
Imminent, upcoming
Distant, remote

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Impending

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10
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To become used to, to cause to become used to
Inure, get used to
Deprogram, brainwash

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Habitulate

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Pleasing in appearance of personality, attractive
Agreeable, likable
Unpleasant, disagreeable

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Personable

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To regret, be sorry for - a feeling of regret
Repent
Cherish

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Rue

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To make fun of, to show complete contempt for
Ridicule, laugh at
Take seriously, admire, revere

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Scoff

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14
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A change from one state or condition to another

Conversion, switch, passage

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Transition

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Fear, fright, trembling
Dread, anxiety, apireshion
Confidence, self-assurance, poise

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Trepidation

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To blame, scold, find fault with
Bawl out, reprimand
Praise, pat on the back

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Upbraid

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To annoy, anger, exasperate, to confuse, baffle
Irritate, irk, puzzle, distress
Please, delight, soothe, mollify

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Vex

18
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Strength, energy, the capacity to live and develop the power to endure of survive
Verve, stamina
Lifelessness, topor, lethargic

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Vitality

19
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Subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies, playful, unpredictable
Odd, peculiar, Quiana, fanciful
Serious, sober, matter-of-fact, realistic

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Whimsical

20
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Actual, true, real

Ant. False, suspicious

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Vertible