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| accord | (n) agreement, harmony; (v) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, to bestow on (syn) (n) mutual understanding (ant) (n) disagreement, conflict, friction |
| barter | (n) an exchange in trade; (v) to exchange goods (syn) (v) trade, swap (ant) (v) sell, buy, purchase |
| curt | (adj) short, rudely brief (syn) rude, brusque, terse, summary (ant) civil, courteous, lengthy, detailed |
| devise | (v) to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create (syn) concoct, contrive, work out, design |
| dexterous | (adj) skillful in use of hands or body; clever (syn) agile, handy, deft (ant) clumsy, awkward, ungainly |
| engross | (v) to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully (syn) immerse, preoccupy (ant) bore, stultify, put to sleep |
| entail | (v) to put a burden on , impose, require, involve; to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance; (n) such a restriction (syn) (v) necessitate (ant) (v) exclude, rule out, preclude |
| ferret | (n) a kind of weasel; (v) to search or hunt out; to torment, badger (syn) (v) track down, sniff out |
| habituate | (v) to become used to; to cause to become used to (syn) acclimate, inure, get used to (ant) deprogram, brainwash |
| impending | (adj) (part) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way (syn) imminent, upcoming (ant) distant, remote |
| personable | (adj) pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive (syn) charming, agreeable, likable (ant) unpleasant, diagreeable, obnoxious |
| rue | (v) to regret, be sorry for; (n) a feeling of regret (syn) (v) lament, repent (ant) (v) cherish |
| scoff | (v) to make fun of, to show contempt for (syn) ridicule, laugh at, jeer at (ant) take seriously, admire, revere |
| transition | (n) a change from one state or condition to another (syn) changeover, conversion, switch, passage |
| trepidation | (n) fear, fright, trembling (syn) dread, anxiety, apprehension (ant) confidence, self-assurance, poise |
| upbraid | (v) to blame or scold. find fault with (syn) bawl out, reprimand (ant) praise, pat on the back |
| veritable | (adj) actual, true, real (ant) false, specious |
| vex | (v) to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle (syn) irritate, irk, puzzle, distress (ant) please, delight, soothe, mollify |
| vitality | (n) strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive (syn) vigor, stamina (ant) lifelessness, torpor, lethargy |
| whimsical | (adj) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful, unpredictable (syn) odd, peculiar, quaint, fanciful (ant) serious, sober, matter-of-fact, realistic |
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