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Units 1-3
Vocab for Unit 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | (adj.)near, next to, adjoining Synonym: alongside, nearby, neighboring Antonym: faraway, distant |
| Alight | (v.)to get down from, step down from, to come down from the air (adj.)lighted up Synonym:(v.)dismount, land, touchdown Antonym:(v.)mount, board, take off |
| Barren | (adj.)not productive, bare Synonym: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid Antonym: fertile, fruitful |
| Disrupt | (v.)to break up, disturb Synonym: upset, displace, disorder Antonym: organize, arrange |
| Dynasty | (n.)a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time Synonym: ruling house, regime |
| Foretaste | (n.)an advance indication, sample, or warning Synonym: preview, anticipation |
| Germinate | (v.)begin to grow,come into being Synonym: sprout, shoot up, burgeon Antonym: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
| Humdrum | (adj.)ordinary, dull, routine, without variation Synonym: monotonous, prosaic, boring Antonym: exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
| Hurtle | (v.)to rush violently, dash headlong, to fling or hurl forcefully Synonym: speed, fly, catapult, fling Antonym: crawl, creep |
| Insinuate | (v.)to suggest or hint slyly, to edge into something indirectly Synonym: imply Antonym: barge in, broadcast |
| Interminable | (adj.)endless, so long as to seem endless Synonym: never ending Antonym: brief, short, fleeting |
| Interrogate | (v.)to ask questions, examine by questioning Synonym: question, query |
| Recompense | (v.)to pay back,to give a reward (n.)a payment for loss,service or injury Synonym:(v.)repay,(n.)compensation |