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Unit 1
Unit 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | near, next to, adjoining |
| Alight | to get down from, land; lighted up |
| Barren | Not productive, bare |
| Disrupt | to break up, disturb |
| Dynasty | A powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its power for some time |
| Foretaste | An advance indication, sample, warning; preview |
| Germinate | to begin to grow, sprout |
| Humdrum | ordinary, dull, boring |
| Hurtle | to rush violently, dash, or fling forcefully |
| Insinuate | to suggest or hint at something |
| Interminable | to seem endless |
| Interrogate | to ask questions |
| Recompense | to pay back; to give payment for injury, loss, or service |
| Renovate | to repair or make new again |
| Resume | A written account of your education and work experience for a job |
| Sullen | Silent because of anger or resentment; grumpy |
| Trickle | to fall in drops or in a small stream |
| Trivial | not important |
| Truce | a pause in fighting; to make peace |
| Vicious | bad; painfully severe or extreme |