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7th unit 2 vocab
7th gr unit 2 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| near | adjacent |
| next to | adjacent |
| adjoining | adjacent |
| to get down from | alight |
| to come down from the air | alight |
| land | alight |
| lighted up | alight |
| not productive | barren |
| bare | barren |
| to break up | disrupt |
| to disturb | disrupt |
| a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time | dynasty |
| an advance indication, sample, or warning | foretaste |
| to begin to grow | germinate |
| to come into being | germinate |
| ordinary | humdrum |
| dull or routine | humdrum |
| without variation | humdrum |
| to rush violently | hurtle |
| to dash headlong | hurtle |
| to fling or hurt forcefully | hurtle |
| to suggest or hint slyly | insinuate |
| to edge into something indirectly | insinuate |
| many people who lead rather _____ lives get a great thrill from watching the exciting adventures of TV and movie superheroes | humdrum |
| In only a few days, the seeds that I had planted in the fertile soil of the garden began to _____ and take root. | germinate |
| as the drought continued without a letup, the once fertile farmlands of the region slowly became _______. | barren |
| although they lived in a house _________ to ours, we never really got to know them well. | adjacent |
| in the 11th century, a foreign warlord invaded the country and set up a (an) ____ that ruled for more than 250 years. | dynasty |
| though they didn't say so in so many words, they did ________ that I was responsible for the accident | insinuate |
| the "coming atractions" shown before the main feature gave us a distinct _________ of what the next feature would be like. | foretaste |
| At that moment, Helen lost control of the car, and it _______ off the road into a clump of bushes | hurtled |