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Vocab 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 | A powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time. |
| germinate | To begin to grow, come into being |
| humdrum | Ordinary, dull, routine, without variation. |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly; to edge something indirectly |
| interrogate | To ask questions, examine by questioning |
| resume | a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, qualification for a job |
| trivial | not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace |
| truce | A pause in fighting, temporary peace after tense negotiations |
| vicious | evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painful severe or extreme |
| adjacent | near,next to, adjoining |
| barren | not productive, bare |
| disrupt | to break up, disturb |
| foretaste | an advance indication, sample or warning |
| hurtle | to rush violently dash headlong |
| imterminable | endless so long seems endless |
| recompose (v.) | to pay back; to give a reward |
| recompose (n.) | a payment for loss service or injury |
| renovate | to repair, make new again, restore to good condition |
| sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or slow movement , sluggish |
| trickle (v.) | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream |
| trickle (n.) | a small irregular quantity of anything |
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