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Java Games: Matching, concentration, word search, and flashcards. |
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| accord | agreement, harmony |
| barter | an exchange in trade |
| curt | short,rudely brief |
| devise | to think out, plan |
| dexterous | skillful in the use of hands/body |
| engross | to occupy the complete attention |
| entail | to put a burden on, impose,require |
| ferret | a kind of weasel |
| habituate | to become used to |
| impending | about to happen |
| personable | pleasing in appearance or personality |
| rue | to regret, be sorry for |
| scoff | to make fun of |
| transition | a change from one condition to another |
| trepidation | fear, fright |
| upbraid | to blame, scold |
| veritable | actual, true, real |
| vex | to annoy, anger |
| vitality | strength, energy, liveliness |
| whimsical | subject to odd ideas |
| appease | to soothe, make calm |
| belated | tardy |
| calamitous | causing great misfortune |
| cite | give credit, attribute |
| conventional | normal, in line with accepted ideas |
| decoy | to lure into a trap |
| delve | search deeply, inspect thoroughly |
| ensue | come after |
| gallantry | heroic courage, courtesy |
| impart | to give, to make known |
| judicious | thoughtful, fair |
| mediate | bring about an agreement, act as a go-between |
| milieu | surroundings |
| outlandish | strange, freakish, weird |
| overbearing | bullying, haughty |
| pert | high in spirits, lively |
| quirk | odd way of acting, strange habit |
| regale | to entertain, to feast |
| shiftless | lazy, lacking in ambition |
| taint | a stain or spot, sometimes on one's reputation |
| abdicate | to resign, give up an office |
| bestow | to give as a gift |
| capacious | roomy, able to hold much |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away, biting, sarcastic |
| crusade | strong movement to advance a cause |
| deface | damage the surface or appearance of something |
| embargo | an order forbidding trade |
| fallacy | falsehood, mistake, error |
| levity | light-hearted, blase approach to a serious topic |
| mendicant | beggar |
| nauseate | to make sick to the stomach |
| negate | nullify, deny |
| pivotal | essential, crucial |
| recipient | one who acquires |
| ruse | a trick, designed to mislead |
| teem | filled to overflowing |
| tenet | opinion, belief, or principle to be held true |
| tractable | easily managed |
| ungainly | clumsy, awkward |
| voracious | having a huge appetite, excessively eager |
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