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7th unit 2 vocab
7th gr unit 2 vocab
Question | Answer |
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near | adjacent |
next to | adjacent |
adjoining | adjacent |
to get down from | alight |
to come down from the air | alight |
land | alight |
lighted up | alight |
not productive | barren |
bare | barren |
to break up | disrupt |
to disturb | disrupt |
a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | dynasty |
an advance indication, sample, or warning | foretaste |
to begin to grow | germinate |
to come into being | germinate |
ordinary | humdrum |
dull or routine | humdrum |
without variation | humdrum |
to rush violently | hurtle |
to dash headlong | hurtle |
to fling or hurt forcefully | hurtle |
to suggest or hint slyly | insinuate |
to edge into something indirectly | insinuate |
many people who lead rather _____ lives get a great thrill from watching the exciting adventures of TV and movie superheroes | humdrum |
In only a few days, the seeds that I had planted in the fertile soil of the garden began to _____ and take root. | germinate |
as the drought continued without a letup, the once fertile farmlands of the region slowly became _______. | barren |
although they lived in a house _________ to ours, we never really got to know them well. | adjacent |
in the 11th century, a foreign warlord invaded the country and set up a (an) ____ that ruled for more than 250 years. | dynasty |
though they didn't say so in so many words, they did ________ that I was responsible for the accident | insinuate |
the "coming atractions" shown before the main feature gave us a distinct _________ of what the next feature would be like. | foretaste |
At that moment, Helen lost control of the car, and it _______ off the road into a clump of bushes | hurtled |