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7th grade unit #1
7th grade reading vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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adjacent | near,next to, adjoining |
alight | to get down from, to step down from |
barren | not productive, bare |
disrupt | to break up, disturb |
dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains position or power for some time |
foretaste | an advanced 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 |
insinuate | to suggest to hint slyly |
interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
recompense | to pay back: to give a reward |
renovate | to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
resume | a brief summary, short written account of one's work experience, education qualifications for a job |
sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, slow moving or sluggish |
trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream |
trivial | not important, minor, commonplace |
truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
vicious | evil, bad, spiteful |