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40 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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ACCORD
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AGREEMENT
TO AGREE |
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BARTER
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AN EXCHANGE IN GOODS
TO EXCHANGE GOODS |
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CURT
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SHORT, RUDLEY BRIEF
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DEVISE
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TO THINK OUT, PLAN, INVENT, CREATE
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DEXTEROUS
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SKILLFUL IN THE USE OF HANDS OR BODY, CLEVER
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ENGROSS
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TO OCCUPY THE COMPLETE ATTENTION, ABSORB FULLY
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ENTAIL
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TO PUT A BURDEN ON, IMPOSE, A RESTRICTION
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FERRET
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A KIND OF WEASEL
TO SEARCH OR HUNT OUT, TORMENT |
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HABITUATE
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TO BECOME USED TO, TO CAUSE TO BECOME USED TO
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IMPENDING
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ABOUT TO HAPPEN, HANGING OVER IN A MENACING WAY
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PERSONABLE
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PLEASING IN APPEARANCE OR PERSONALITY, ATTRACTIVE
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RUE
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TO REGRET, BE SORRY FOR
A FEELING OF REGRET |
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SCOFF
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TO MAKE FUN OF, TO SHOW CONTEMPT FOR
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TRANSITION
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A CHANGE FROM ONE STATE OR CONDITION TO ANOTHER
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TREPIDATION
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FEAR, FRIGHT, TREMBLING
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UPBRAID
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TO BLAME, SCOLD, FIND FAULT WITH
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VERITABLE
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ACTUAL, TRUE, REAL
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VITALITY
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STRENGTH, ENERGY, LIVELINESS, THE CAPACITY TO LIVE AND DEVELOP, THE POWER TO ENDUREOR SURVIVE
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WHIMSICAL
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SUBJECT TO ODD IDEAS, PLAYFUL, UNPREDICTABLE
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VEX
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TO ANNOY, ANGER, TO CONFUSE, BAFFLE
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APPEASE
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TO MAKE CALM, SOOTHE
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BELATED
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LATE, TARDY
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CALAMITOUS
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CAUSING GREAT MISFORTUNE
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CITE
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TO QUOTE, MENTION, TO SUMMON TO APPEAR IN COURT, TO COMMEND, TO RECCOMEND
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CONVENTIONAL
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IN LINE WITH ACCEPTED IDEAS OR STANDARDS, TRITE
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DECOY
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TO LURE INTO A TRAP
A PERSON/THING USED TO LURE INTO A TRAP |
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DELVE
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TO DIG, SEARCH DEEPLY
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ENSUE
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TO FOLLOW IN ORDER, COME IMMEDIATLEY AFTER AS A RESULT
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GALLANTRY
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HEROIC COURAGE, RESPECT AND COURTESY
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IMPART
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TO MAKE KNOWN, TELL, PASS SOMETHING ON
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JUDICIOUS
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USING OR SHOWING GOOD JUDGEMENT, WISE
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MEDIATE
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TO BRING ABOUT AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES,
OCCUPYING A MIDDLE POSITION |
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MILLIEU
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THE SETTING, SURROUNDINGS, ENVIRONMENT
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OUTLANDISH
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STRANGE, WIERD, GEOGRAPHICALLY REMOTE
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OVERBEARING
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DOMINEERING, HAUGHTY, BULLYING, PREDOMINANT
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PERT
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HIGH SPIRITED, LIVELY, BOLD, SAUCY, JAUNTY
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QUIRK
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A PECULIAR WAY OF ACTING, A SUDDEN TWIST OR TURN
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REGALE
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TO FEAST, ENTERTAIN AGREEABLY
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SHIFTLESS
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LAZY, LACKING IN AMBITION, INEFFICIENT
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TAINT
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A STAIN OR SPOT, A MARK OF CORRUPTION OR DISHONOR
TO STAIN OR CONTAMINATE |
