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English Vocab 1
Lesson One Vocab: adjacent-viscious
Term | Definition |
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adjacent | near, adjoining, next to |
alight | to get down from, step down from, land, come down from the air |
barren | not productive, bare |
disrupt | to break up, disturb |
dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its power or position for some time |
foretaste | an advance indication, sample, or warning |
germinate | to begin to grow, come into being |
humdrum | ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
hurtle | to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
recompense | to pay back, to give a reward; a payment for loss, service, or injury |
renovate | to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
resume (reh-zoo-may) | a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish |
trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; a small, irregular quantity of anything |
trivial | not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace |
truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
vicious | evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |