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English
Unit 1
| word | definition | synonyms | antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| barren | adj. not productive, bare | unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid | fertile, productive, fruitful |
| disrupt | v. to break up, disturb | upset, displace, disorder | organize, arrange |
| dynasty | n. a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | ruling house, regime | none |
| foretaste | n. an advance indication, sample, or warning | preview, anticipation | none |
| germinate | v. to begin to grow, come into being | sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon | wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
| humdrum | adj. ordinary, dull, routine, without variation | monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring | lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
| hurtle | v. to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully | speed, fly, race, catapult, fling | crawl, creep |
| insinuate | v. to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly | imply, intimate | barge in, broadcast |
| interminable | adj. endless, so long as to seem endless | never-ending, ceaseless | brief, short, fleeting |
| interrogate | v. to ask questions, examine by questioning | question, survey | none |
| interminable | adj. endless, so long as to seem endless | never-ending, ceaseless | brief, short, fleeting |
| interrogate | v. to ask questions, examine by questioning | question, query | none |
| recompense | v. to pay back; to give a reward n. a payment for, service, or inquiry | v. repay n. compensation | none |
| renovate | v. to repair, restore to good condition, make new again | repair, fix up, recondition | none |
| résumé | n. a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job | synopsis, job history | none |
| sullen | adj. silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish | grumpy, surly, peevish, morose | cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious |
| trickle | v. to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream n. a small, irregular quantity of anything | v. dribble, drizzle, drip n. small amount | v. gush, pour, flood n. deluge |
| trivial | adj. not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace | insignificant, petty, trifling | important, weighty, momentous |
| truce | n. a pause in fighting, temporary peace | cease-fight, armistice | war, warfare, fighting |
| vicious | adj. evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme | wicked, malicious, savage | good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless |
| adjacent | adj. near, next to, adjoining | alongside, nearby, neighboring | faraway, distant, remote |
| alight | v. to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land adj. lighted up | v.dismount, descend, land, touch down adj. to set on fire, go up in flames | v. mount,ascend, board,take off adj. to put out |