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Vocabulary Unit #1
Word Meaninigs, Synonyms and Antonyms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjacent | alongside, nearby, neighboring |
| alight | dismount, land, touch down |
| barren | unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid |
| disrupt | upset, displace, disorder |
| dynasty | ruling house, regime |
| foretast | preview, anticipation |
| germinate | sprout, shoot up, burgeon |
| humdrum | monotonous, prosaic, boring |
| hurtle | speed, fly, catapult, fling |
| insinuate | imply |
| interminable | never-ending |
| interrogate | questions, query |
| recompense | repay; compensation |
| renovate | repari, recondition |
| resume | synopsis |
| sullen | grumpty, surly, peevish, morose |
| trickle | dribble, drizzle, drip; small amount |
| truce | cease-fire |
| vicious | wicket, malicious |
| sullen | antonym: cheerful, blithe, vivacious |
| trickle | antonym: gush, pour, flood; deluge |
| trivial | antonym: important, weighty |
| truce | antonym: war, warfare |
| vicious | antonym: good, kind, kindly, mild |
| interminable | antonym: brief, s hort, fleeting |
| insinuate | antonym: barge in, broadcast |
| hurtle | antonym: crawl, creep |
| humdrum | antonym: exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
| germinate | antonym: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
| disrupt | antonym: organize, arrange |
| barren | antonym: fertile, fruitful |
| alight | antonym: mount , board, take off |
| adjacent | antonym: faraway, distant |
| adjacent | near, next to or adjoining |
| alight | to get down from, step down from |
| alight | lighted up |
| barren | not productive, bare |
| disruupt | to break up |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its positions or power for some time |
| foretaste | an advance indication or warning |
| germinate | to begin to grow or come into being |
| humdrum | ordinary, dull, routine or without variation |
| hurtle | to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
| interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| recompense | to pay back or give a reward; payment for loss |
| renovate | to restore to good condition; make new again |
| resume | a brief summary or short written account of one's education or work experience |
| sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger or resentment; slow moving, sluggish |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops; a small irregular quantity of something |
| trivial | not important or minor |
| truce | a pause in fighting; temporary peace |
| vicious | evil or bad, having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe |