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Unit 1 Part A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | (adj.) near, next to, adjoining |
| Alight | (v.)to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj.) lighted up |
| Barren | (adj.) not productive, bare |
| Disrupt | (v.) to break up, distrub |
| Dynasty | (n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| Foretaste | (n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning |
| Germinate | (v.) to begin to grow, come into being |
| Humdrum | (adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| Hurtle | (v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
| Insinuate | (v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |