Unit 10 definitions
an exchange in trade
barter
causing great misfortune
calamitous
President Nixon ... his presidency in 1974
abdicate
yielding, amendable
tractable
civil
fear, fright, trembling
trepidation
a mirage could be one
decoy
This room is very ...
capacious
crucial
pivotal
clumsy
dexterous
to blame or scold
upbraid
the setting, surrounding, or environment
milieu
able to burn or eat away by chemical action
caustic
annul
negate
brainwash or deprogram
habituate
to search or hunt out
ferret
to feast
regale
clumsy, awkward
ungainly
beggar
mendicant
admire or take seriously
scoff
unpredictable
whimsical
somebody who is domineering
overbearing
opinion or belief
tenet
disfigure (clue: grafity)
deface
confidence
trepidation