Vocab Unit 10 (8Th Grade)

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Accord

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

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Accord (syn)

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(n) mutual understanding

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Accord (ant)

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(n) disagreement, conflict, friction

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Barter

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

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Barter (syn)

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(v) trade, swap

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Barter (ant)

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(v) sell, buy, purchase

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Curt

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(adj) short, rudely brief

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Curt (syn)

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rude, brusque, terse, summary

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Curt (ant)

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civil, courteous, lengthy, detailed

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Devise

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

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Devise (syn)

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Concoct, contrive, work out, design

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Desterous

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

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Dexterous (syn)

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agile, handy, deft

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Dexterous (ant)

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clumsy, awkward, ungainly

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Engross

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(v) to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully

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Engross (syn)

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immerse, preoccupy

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Engross (ant)

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bore, stultify, put to sleep

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Entail

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

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Entail (syn)

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(v) necessitate

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Entail (ant)

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exclude, rule out, preclude

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Ferret

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

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Ferret (syn)

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(v) track down, sniff out

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Habituate

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(v) to become used to, to cause to become used to

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Habituate (syn)

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acclimate, inure, get used to

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Habituate (ant)

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deprogram, brainwash

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Impending

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

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Impending (syn)

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imminent, upcoming

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Impending (ant)

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distant, remote

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Personable

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(adj) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

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Personable (syn)

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charming, agreeable, likable

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Personable (ant)

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unpleasant, disagreeable, obnoxious

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Rue

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

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Rue (syn)

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(v) lament, repent

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Rue (ant)

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(v) cherish

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Scoff

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

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Scoff (syn)

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ridicule, laugh at, jeer at

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Scoff (ant)

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take seriously, admire, revere

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Transition

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

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Transition (syn)

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changeover, conversion, switch, passage

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Trepidation

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(n) fear, fright, trembling

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Trepidation (syn)

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dread, anxiety, apprehension

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Trepidation (ant)

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confidence, self-assurance, poise

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Upbraid

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(v) to blame, scold, find fault with

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Upbraid (syn)

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bawl out, reprimand

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Upbraid (ant)

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praise, pat on the back

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Veritable

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(adj) actual, true, real

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Veritable (ant)

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false, specious

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Vex

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

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Vex (syn)

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irritate, irk, puzzle, distress

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Vex (ant)

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please, delight, soothe, mollify

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Vitality

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(n) strength, enery, liveliness, the capacity to live and develop the power to endure and survive

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Vitality (syn)

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vigor, stamina

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Vitality (ant)

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lifelessness, lethargy

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Whimsical

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

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Whimsical (syn)

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odd, peculiar, quaint, fanciful

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Whimsical (ant)

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serious, sober, matter-of-fact, realistic