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Vocabulary unit1 LA7
Vocabulary Workshop
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjacent | next to/near/adjoining |
| alight | to get down from/step down from |
| barren | not productive/bare |
| disrupt | to break up/disturb |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| foretaste | an advance indication/sample/warning |
| germinate | to begin to grow/come into being |
| humdrum | ordinary/dull/routine/without variation |
| hurtle | to rush violently/dash headlong/to fling or hurl forcefully |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly/to edge into something indirectly |
| interminable | endless/so long as to seem endless |
| interrogate | to ask questions/to examine by questioning |
| recompense | to give a reward/to pay back/a payment for loss, service or injury |
| renovate | to repair/to restore to good condition/to make new again |
| résumé | a brief summary/short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment/slow moving/sluggish |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream/a small, irregular quantity of anything |
| trivial | not important/minor/ordinary/commonplace |
| truce | a pause in fighting/temporary peace |
| vicious | evil/bad/spiteful/having bad habits/an ugly disposition/painfully severe or extreme |