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DonaldsonC U1 Set-A
Sadlier Vocabulary 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | next to or adjoining something else |
| Barren | (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed. "the barren fig tree" |
| Disrupt | interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem. "a rail strike that could disrupt both passenger and freight service" |
| Foretaste | a sample or suggestion of something that lies ahead. "the freezing rain was a foretaste of winter" |
| Hurtle | move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in a wildly uncontrolled manner. "a runaway car hurtled toward them" |
| Interminable | endless (often used hyperbolically). "we got bogged down in interminable discussions" |
| Recompense | make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate. "offenders should recompense their victims" |
| Renovate | restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair. "the old school has been tastefully renovated as a private house" |
| Sullen | bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy. "a sullen pout" |
| Trickle | of a liquid) flow in a small stream. "a solitary tear trickled down her cheek" |
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