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Unit One Vocabulary
Words/Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (adj) near, next to, adjoining | adjacent |
| (v) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air. land; (adj) lighted up | alight |
| (adj) not productive, bare | barren |
| (v) to bread up, disturb | disrupt |
| (n) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | dynasty |
| (n) an advance indication, sample or warning | foretaste |
| (v) to begin to grow, come into being | germinate |
| (adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation | humdrum |
| (v) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully | hurtle |
| (v) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly | insinuate |
| (adj) endless, so long as to seem endless | interminable |
| (v) to ask questions, examine by question | interrogate |
| (v) to pay back; to give a reward; (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury | recompense |
| (v) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again | renovate |
| (n) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job | resume |
| (adj) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish | sullen |
| (v) to flow or fall off by drops or in a small stream; (n) a small, irregular quantity of anything | trickle |
| (adj) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace | trivial |
| (n) a pause in fighting, temporary peace | truce |
| (adj) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly desposition; painfully severe or extreme | vicious |