Final Exam: Definition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accord | agreement, harmony |
| accord | to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony |
| accord | to grant, bestow on |
| appease | to make calm, soothe |
| appease | to relieve, satisfy |
| appease | to yield to |
| barter | in exchange in trade |
| barter | to exchange goods |
| belated | late, tardy |
| bland | gentle, soothing, mild |
| bland | lacking interest or taste |
| capacious | able to hold much, roomy |
| caustic | able to burn or eat away by chemical action |
| caustic | biting, sarcastic |
| curt | short, rudely brief |
| delve | to dig |
| delve | to search deeply and thoroughly into |
| devise | to think out, plan, figure out, invent, create |
| dexterous | skillful in the use of hands or body; clever |
| engross | to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully |
| enormity | the quality of exceeding all moral bounds |
| enormity | an exceedingly huge act |
| enormity | huge size, immensity |
| entail | to put a burden on, impose, require, involve |
| entail | to restrict ownership of property by limiting inheritance |
| entail | such a restriction |
| ferret | a kind of weasel |
| ferret | to search or hunt out |
| ferret | to torment, badger |
| fiasco | the complete collapse or failure of a project |
| haughty | chillingly proud and scornful |
| impart | to make known, tell |
| impart | to give, pass something on |
| impending | about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way |
| inert | lifeless, unable to move or act |
| inert | slow, inactive |
| infinite | exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless |
| infinite | an incalculable number, the concept of infinity |
| infinite | a name for God |
| irascible | easily made angry, hot-tempered |
| judicious | using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible |
| kindred | a person's relatives |
| kindred | like, similar |
| kindred | related by blood |
| mercenary | acting or working for self gain only |
| mercenary | a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune |
| negligent | marked by carelessness or indifference |
| negligent | failing to do what should be done |
| outlandish | strange, freakish, weird, foreign looking |
| outlandish | out-of-the-way, geographically remote |
| outlandish | exceeding reasonable limits |
| parable | a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson |
| pithy | short but full of meaning |
| pivotal | vitally important, essential |
| plunder | to rob by force, especially during wartime |
| plunder | to seize wrongfully |
| plunder | property stolen by force |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse, loose and shaky |
| reciprocal | shared |
| reciprocal | involving give-and-take between two persons or things |
| reciprocal | working in both directions |
| reciprocal | a number that when multiplied by another, gives you one |
| rue | to regret, be sorry for |
| rue | a feeling of regret |
| scoff | to make fun of |
| scoff | to show contempt for |
| shiftless | lazy, lacking in ambition and energy |
| simper | to smile or speak in a silly, forced way |
| simper | a silly, forced smile |
| stricture | a limitation or restriction |
| stricture | a criticism |
| stricture | a narrowing of a passage in the body |
| taint | a stain or spot |
| taint | a mark of corruption or dishonor |
| taint | to stain or contaminate |
| tedious | long and tiresome |
| tractable | easily manage, easy to deal with |
| tractable | easily wrought, malleable |
| transition | a change from one state or condition to another |
| trepidation | fear, fright, trembling |
| upbraid | to blame, scold, find fault with |
| vaunted | much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way |
| vilify | to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously |
| vitality | strength, energy, liveliness |
| vitality | the capacity to live and develop |
| vitality | the power to endure or survive |
| waif | a person without a home or friend, a stray animal |
| waif | something that comes along by chance, a stray bit |
| wry | twisted, turned to one side |
| wry | cleverly and often grimly humorous |
| whimsical | subject to odd ideas, notions or fancies |
| whimsical | unpredictable, playful |
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