Voc.Level B Unit 1- Word Scramble
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| word | definition | synonyms | antonyms |
| adjacent | near, next to, adjoining | alongside, nearby, neighboring | faraway, distant, remote |
| alight | to get down from, or lighted up | dismount, descend, land, touch down | mount, ascend, board, takeoff |
| barren | not productive, bare | unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid | fertile, productive, fruitful |
| disrupt | to break up, disturb | upset, displace, disorder | organize, arrange |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group that stays in power for some time | ruling house, regime | |
| foretaste | an advance indication, sample or warning | preview, anticipation | |
| germinate | to begin to grow, come into being | sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon | stagnate, shrivel up |
| humdrum | ordinary, dull, routine, without variation | monotonous,uneventful, prosaic | exhilarating,lively, exciting |
| hurtle | to rush violently, dash headlong | speed, fly, race, catapult, fling | crawl, creep |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly | imply, intimate | barge in, broadcast |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless | never-ending, ceaseless | brief, short, fleeting |
| interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning | question,query | |
| recompense | to payback, or a payment for loss, service or injury | repay, compensate | |
| renovate | to repair, restore to good condition | repair, fix up, recondition | |
| resume | a brief summary, a short written account of qualifications for a job | synopsis, job history | |
| sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor | grumpy, surly, peevish, morose | cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream | dribble, small amt. | gush, pour, flood, deluge |
| trivial | not important, minor, ordinary | insignificant, petty, trifling | important, momentous, weighty |
| truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace | cease-fire, armistice | warfare, war, fighting |
| vicious | evil, bad, spiteful, painfully severe or extreme | wicked, malicious,savage | good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless |
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