Chapter 10 Vocabulary

Question 1

Barter

Answer 1

an exchange in trade; (v.) to exchange goods

Question 2

Curt

Answer 2

short, rudely brief

Question 3

Devise

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Dexterous

Answer 4

skillful in the use of hands or body; clever

Question 5

Engross

Answer 5

to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully

Question 6

Entail

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Ferret

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Habituate

Answer 8

to become used to; to cause to become used to

Question 9

Impending

Answer 9

about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way

Question 10

Personable

Answer 10

pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive

Question 11

Rue

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Scoff

Answer 12

To make fun of; to show contempt for

Question 13

Accord

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Transition

Answer 14

a change from one state or condition to another

Question 15

Trepidation

Answer 15

fear, fright, trembling

Question 16

Upbraid

Answer 16

to blame, scold, find fault with

Question 17

Veritable

Answer 17

actual, true, real

Question 18

Vex

Answer 18

to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, battle

Question 19

Vitality

Answer 19

strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive

Question 20

whimsical

Answer 20

subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful, unpredictable