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20 Cards in this Set
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accord |
(n) agreement, harmony (v) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony, to grant, bestow on S: mutual understanding A: disagreement, conflict, friction |
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barter |
(n) an exchange in trade (v) to exchange goods S: trade, swap A: sell, buy, purchase |
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curt |
(adj) short, rudely brief S: rude, brusque, terse, summary A: civil, courteous, lengthy, detailed |
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devise |
(v) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create
S: contrive, work out, design A: none |
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dexterous |
(adj) skillful in the use of hands or body, clever
S: agile, handy, deft A: clumsy, awkward, ungainly |
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engross |
(v) to occupy the complete attention of, absorb fully S: immerse, preoccupy A: bore, stultify, put to sleep |
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entail |
(v) to put a burden on, impose, involve, to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance (n) such a restriction S: necessitate A: exclude, rule out, preclude |
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ferret |
(n) a kind of weasel (v) to search or hunt out, to torment, badger S: track down, sniff out |
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habitulate |
(v) to become used, to cause to become used to S: inure, get used to A: deprogram, brainwash |
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impending |
(adj, part) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way S: agreeable, likeable A: unpleasant, disagreeable |
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personable |
(adj) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive S: agreeable, likable A: unpleasant, disagreeable |
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rue |
(v) to regret, to be sorry for (n) a feeling of regret S: repent A: cherish |
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scoff |
(v) to make fun of, to show contempt for S: ridicule, laugh at A: to take seriously, admire, revere |
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transition |
(n) a change from one state or condition to another S: conversion, switch, passage A: none |
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trepidation |
(n) fear, fright, trembling S: dread, anxiety, apprehension A: confidence, self-assurance, poise |
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upbraid |
(v) to blame, scold, find fault with S: bawl out, reprimand A: praise, pat on the back |
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veritable |
(adj) actual, true, real S: none A: false, specious |
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vex |
(n) to annoy, anger, exasperate, to confuse, baffle S: irritate, irk, puzzle, distress A: please, delight, soothe, mollify |
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vitality |
(v) strength, enefty, the capacity to live and develot, the power to endure or survive S: verve, stamina A: lifelessness, torpor, lethargy |
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whimsical |
(adj) subject to odd ideas, notins, or fancies, playful, unpredictable S: odd, peculiar, quaint, fanciful A: serious, sober, matter-of-fact, realistic |
