accord

(n) agreement, harmony, (v) to agree, be in harmony orbring into harmony, to grant, bestow on

s:  (n) mutual understanding

a:  () disagreement, conflict, friction

barter

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

s:  (v) trade, swap

a: (v) sell, buy, purchase

curt

(adj) short, rudelybrief

s:  rude, brusque, terse, summary

a:  civil, courteous, lengthy, detailed

devise

(v) to think out , plan, figure, out, invent, create

s:  concoct, contrive, work out design

dexterous

(adj) skillful in the use of hands or body; clever

s:  agile, handy, deft

a:  clumsy, awkward, ungainly

engross

(v) to occupy the complete attention absorb fully

s:  immerse, preoccupy

a:  bore, stultify, put to sleep

entail

(v) to put a burden on, impose, reuire, involve; to restrict ownershipof property by limiting inheritance; (n) such a restriction

s:  (v) necessitate

a:  (v) exclude, rule out preclude

ferret

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

s:  (v) track down, sniff out

habituate

(v) to become used to; to cause to become used to

s:  acclimate, inure, get used to

a:  deprogram, brainwash

impending

(adj., part.) about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way

s:  imminent, upcoming

a:  distant, remote

personable

(adj) pleasing in apearance or personality, attractive

s:  charmingh, agreeable, likable

a;  unpleasant, disagreeable, obnoxious

rue

(v) to regret, be sorry for; (n) a feelign of regret

s:  (v) lament, repent

a: (v) cherish

scoff

(v) to make fun of; to show contempt for

s:  ridicule, laugh at, jeer at

a:  take seriously, admire, revere

trepidation

(n) fear, fright, trembling

s:  dread, anxiety, apprehension

a:  confidence, self-assurance, poise

upbraid

(v) to blame, scold, find fault with

s:  bawl out, reprimand

a:  praise, pat on the back

veritable

(adj) actual, true, real

a:  false, specious

vex

(v) to annoy, anger, exasperate, to confuse, baffle

s:  irritate, irk, puzzle, distress

a:  please, delight, soothe, mollify

vitality

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

s:  vigor, stamina

a:   lifelessness, torpor, lethargy

whimsical

(adj) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies; playful; unpredictable

s:  odd peculiar, quaint, fanciful

a:  serious, sober, matter-of-fact, realistic

transition

(n) a change from one state or condition to another

s:  changeover, conversion, switch, passage