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Unit 1 vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Adjacent (adj) | Near, next to, adjoining |
Alight (v) | To get down from, step down from, to come down from the air, land |
Alight (adj) | Lighted up |
Barren (adj) | Not productive, bare |
Disrupt (v) | To break up, disturb |
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 |
Interminable (adj) | Endless, so long as to seem endless |
Interrogate (v) | To ask questions, examine by questioning |
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 |
Résumé (n) | A brief summary, short written account of oneâs education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
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 |
Trivial (adj) | Not important, minor,ordinary, commonplace |
Truce (n) | A pause in fighting, temporary peace |
Vicious (adj) | Evil,bad,spiteful,having bad habits or an ugly disposition, painfully severe or extreme |