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Unit 1 Vocab 7th grd
7th Grade English Vocab Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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, 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, give a reward; (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| Renovate | (v) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| Resume | (n) a brief summary; a short written account of one’s 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; (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 |