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vocabulary unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alight | v.to get down,step down from; to come from,land; |
| alight | adj: lighted up |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power of some time |
| germinate | to begin to grow, |
| humdrum | ordinary,dull,routine, without variation |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly, the edge into something indirectly |
| interrogate | to ask questions examine by questioning |
| re'sum'e | a brief summary ; a short written account of ones education, working expierience and qualifications for a job |
| trivial | not important; minor; ordinary |
| truce | pause in fighting; temporary peace after tense negotiations |
| vicious | evil; bad; spiteful |
| adjacant | near next to |
| barren | not productive; bare |
| disrupt | break up; disturb |
| foretaste | an advance indication sample or warning |
| hurtle | to rush violently; dash headlong |
| interminable | endless; so long as to seem endless |
| recompense #1 | to pay back give a reward |
| recompense #2 | a payment for loss service or injury |
| renovate | to repair; restore to good condition |
| sullen | silent or brooding; because of ill humor or anger |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops in a small stream |
| trickle | a small irreguler quantity of anything |