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Vocabulary unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alight | v. to get down from step down from, to come down from the air,land |
| alight | adj. lighted up |
| dynasty | n. a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| germinate | v. to begin to grow, come into being |
| humdrum | adj. ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| insinuate | v. to suggest or hint slyly to edge into something indiretly |
| interrogate | to ask question, examine by questioning |
| resume | n. a breif summary a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| trivial | adj. not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace |
| truce | n. a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| vicious | evil, bad, spiteful, having bad habits or an ugly disposition, painfully sever the extream |
| adjacent | adj. near, next to ,adjoining |
| barren | adj. not productive, bare |
| disrupt | v. to break up, disturb |
| fortaste | n. an advanced indication, sample, or warning |
| hurtle | v. to rush violently, dash headlong, to fling or hurl forcefully |
| interminable | adj. endless, so long as to seem endless |
| recompense | v. to pay back, to give a reward |
| recompense | n. a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| renovate | v. to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| sullen | adj. silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resent , slow moving, sluggish |
| trinkle | v. to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream |
| trinkle | n. a small, irregular quantity of anything |