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Vocab Units 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | (adj.) near, next to, adjoining |
| Alight | (v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj.) lighted up |
| Barren | (adj.) not productive, bare |
| Disrupt | (v.) to break up, disturb |
| Dynasty | (n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| Foretaste | (n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning |
| Germinate | (v.) to begin to grow, come into being |
| Humdrum | (adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| Hurtle | (v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
| Insinuate | (v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| Interminable | (adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless |
| Interrogate | (v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| Recompense | (v.) to pay back; to give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| Renovate | (v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| Rèsumè | (n.) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| Sullen | (adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish |
| Trickle | (v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything |
| Trivial | (adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace |
| Truce | (n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| Vicious | (adj.) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |
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