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Vocabulary Words
20 words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | adj.- near, next to, adjoining |
| Alight | verb- to get down, step down from, to come down from the air, land adj.- lighted up |
| Barren | adj.- not productive, bare, sterile |
| Disrupt | verb- to break up, disturb |
| Dynasty | noun- a powerful family or group of rulers that maintain its position or power for some time |
| Foretaste | noun- an advance indication, sample, or warning, preview |
| Germinate | verb- to begin to grow, sprout, come into being |
| Humdrum | adj.- ordinary, dull, boring, routine |
| Hurtle | verb- to rush violently, to fling or hurl forcefully, speed, race |
| Insinuate | verb- to suggest or hint slyly, to edge into something indirectly, imply |
| Interminable | adj.- endless, never- ending |
| Interrogate | verb- to ask questions |
| Recompense | verb- to pay back noun- a payment for loss, service, injury |
| Renovate | verb- to repair, make new again, restore to good condition |
| Resume | noun- a brief summary of one's education, work experience and qualifications for a job |
| Sullen | adj.- silent, grumpy, sluggish, slow moving |
| Trickle | verb- drip, dribble noun- small amount |
| Trivial | adj.- not important, insignificant, petty, minor, ordinary |
| Truce | noun- a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| Vicious | adj.- evil, bad, wicked |