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Vocabulary Unit #1
StudyStack for Vocabulary Unit #1 - Honors English 7
| Term | Definition | Synonyms | Antonyms |
|---|---|---|---|
| adjacent | near, next to, adjoining | Synonyms: alongside, nearby, neighboring | Antonyms: faraway, distant |
| alight | to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; lighted up | Synonyms: dismount, land, touch down | Antonyms: mount, board, take off |
| barren | not productive, bare | Synonyms: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid | Antonyms: fertile, fruitful |
| disrupt | to break up, disturb | Synonyms: upset, displace, disorder | Antonyms: organize, arrange |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | Synonyms: ruling house, regime | Antonyms: None |
| foretaste | and advance indication, sample, or warning | Synonyms: preview, anticipation | Antonyms: None |
| germinate | to begin to grow, come into being | Synonyms: sprout, shoot up, burgeon | Antonyms: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
| humdrum | ordinary, dull, routine, without variation | Synonyms: monotonous, prosaic, boring | Antonyms: exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
| hurtle | to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully | Synonyms: speed, fly, catapult, fling | Antonyms: crawl, creep |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly | Synonyms: imply | Antonyms: barge in, broadcast |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seen endless | Synonyms: never-ending | Antonyms: brief, short, fleeting |
| interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning | Synonyms: question, query | Antonyms: None |
| recompense | to pay back; to give a reward; a payment for loss, service, or injury | Synonyms: repay; compensation | Antonyms: None |
| renovate | to repair, restore to good condition, make new again, | Synonyms: repair, recondition | Antonyms: None |
| résumé | a brief summary, a short written account of one's education , working experience, or qualifications for a job | Synonyms: synopsis | Antonyms: None |
| sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger or resentment, slow moving | Synonyms: grumpy, surly, peevish, morose | Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, vivacious |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream, a small , irregular content of anything | Synonyms: dribble, drizzle, drip; small amount | Antonyms: gush, pour, flood; deluge |
| trivial | not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace | Synonyms: insignificant, trifling | Antonyms: important, weighty |
| truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace | Synonyms: cease-fire | Antonyms: war, warfare |
| vicious | evil, bad, spiteful , having bad habits or an ugly disposition, painfully severe or extreme | Synonyms: wicked, malicious | Antonyms: good, kind, kindly, mild |