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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 | ad. 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 | ad. ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| insinuate | v. to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| interrogate | v. to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| resume | n. a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| trivial | ad. not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace |
| truce | n. a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| vicious | adj. evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly deposition ; painfully severe or extreme |
| adjacent | adj. near, next to, adjoining |
| barren | adj. not productive, bear |
| disrupt | v. to break up, disturb |
| foretaste | n. an advance 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 |
| renovate | v. to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| recompose | v. to pay back; to give a reward |
| recompose | n. a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| sullen | adj. silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish |
| trickle | v. to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream |
| trickle | n. a small, irregular quantity of anything |