Vocabulary Workshop Review Units 10-

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Accord

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n. aggrement, harmony
Accord

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Accord

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v. to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on

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Barter

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n. an exchange in trade

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Barter

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v. to exchange goods

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Curt

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adj. short, rudely brief

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Devise

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

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Dexterous

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

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Engross

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v. to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully

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Entail

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v. to put a burden on, impose, require, ivolve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance

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Entail

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n. such a restriction

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Ferret

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n. a kind of weasel

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Ferret

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v. to search or hunt out; to tormet, badger

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Habituate

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v. to become used to; to cause to become used to

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Impending

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

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Personable

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adj. pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

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Accord

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n. aggrement, harmony
Accord

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Accord

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v. to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on

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Barter

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n. an exchange in trade

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Barter

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v. to exchange goods

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Curt

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adj. short, rudely brief

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Devise

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

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Dexterous

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

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Engross

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v. to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully

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Entail

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v. to put a burden on, impose, require, ivolve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance

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Entail

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n. such a restriction

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Ferret

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n. a kind of weasel

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Ferret

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v. to search or hunt out; to tormet, badger

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Habituate

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v. to become used to; to cause to become used to

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Impending

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

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Personable

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adj. pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

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Rue

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v. to regret, be sorry for

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Rue

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n. a feeling of regret

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Scoff

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v. to make fun of; to show contempt for

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Delve

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v. to dig; to seach deeply and thoroughly into

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Ensue

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

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Gallantry

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

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Impart

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

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Judicious

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adj. using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible

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Mediate

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v. to bring about an agreement between npersons or groups, act as a go-between;

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Mediate

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adj. occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary

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Milieu

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n. the setting, surroundings, environment

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Outlandish

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

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Overbearing

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adj. domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant

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Pert

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adj. high-spirited, lively; bold, saucy; jauntyu

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Quirk

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

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Regale

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v. to feast, entertain agreeable

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Shiftless

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adj. lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient

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Taint

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n. a stain or spot, a mark of corruption or dishonor

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Taint

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v. to stain or contaminate

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Appease

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v. to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisy; to yield to

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Belated

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adj. late, tardy

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Calamitous

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adj. causing great misfortne

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Cite

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v. to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in cout; to commend, recommend

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Convention

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adj. in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

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Decoy

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v. to lure into a trap

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Decoy

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n. a person or thing used to lure into a trap

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Abdicate

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

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Bestow

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

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Capacious

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adj. able to hold much, roomy

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Caustic

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

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Crusade

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n. a strong movement to advance a cause or idea

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Crusade

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v. to campaign, work vigorously

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Deface

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v. to injure or destroy the surface of appearance of; to face down, outshine

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Embargo

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n. an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance

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Embargo

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v. to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with

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Fallacy

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

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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

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Mendicant

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n. beggar

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Mendicant

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adj. depending on begging for a living

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Nauseate

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

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Negate

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v. to nullify, deny, bring to nothing

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Pivotal

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adj. vitally important, essential

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Recipient

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n. one who receives

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Recipient

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adj. receiving; able or willing to receive

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Ruse

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

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Teem

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v. to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantaties

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Tenet

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

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Tractable

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adj. easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable

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Ungainly

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adj. clumsy, awkward; unwiedly

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Voracious

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adj. having a huge appetitte, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

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Whimsical

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adj. changeable; determined by change or sudden impulse

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Vex

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v. cause annoyance in, disturb

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Vitality

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adj. energetitc

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Vitality

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n. an energetic style

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Veritable

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adj. authentic, real

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Upbraid

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v. to criticize or scold, reproach

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Trepidation

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n. a feeling of alarm or dread; fear, apprehension

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Transition

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v. moving from one place to another; transfer