Vocab Unit 10: Syn+Ant

accord

Syn: mutual understanding
Ant: disagreement, conflict, friction

barter

Syn: trade, swap
Ant: sell, buy, purchase

curt

Syn: rude, brusque, terse, summary
Ant: civil, courteous, lengthy, detailed

devise

Syn: contrive, work out, design

dexterous

Syn: agile, handy, deft
Ant: clumsy, awkward, ungainly

engross

Syn: immerse, preoccupy
Ant: bore, stultify, put to sleep

entail

Syn: necessitate
Ant: exclude, rule out, preclude

ferret

Syn: track down, sniff out

habituate

Syn: inure, get used to
Ant: deprogram, brainwash

impending

Syn: imminent, upcoming
Ant: distant, remote

personable

Syn: agreeable, likable
Ant: unpleasant, disagreeable

rue

Syn: repent
Ant: cherish

scoff

Syn: ridicule, laugh at
Ant: take seriously, admire, revere

transition

Syn: conversion, switch, passage

trepidation

Syn: dread, anxiety, apprehension
Ant: confidence, self-assurance, poise

upbraid

Syn: bawl out, reprimand
Ant: praise, pat on the back

veritable

Ant: false, specious

vex

Syn: irritate, irk, puzzle, distress
Ant: please, delight, soothe, mollify

vitality

Syn: verve, stamina
Ant: lifelessness, torpor, lethargy

whimsical

Syn: odd, peculiar, quaint, fanciful
Ant: serious, sober, matter-of-fact, realistic