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vocab unit 1
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjacent | near, next to, adjoining |
| alight | v - to get down from, step down from, to come down from the air, land adj - lighted up |
| barren | not productive, bare |
| disrupt | break up, disturb |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| foretaste | an advance indication, sample, warning |
| germinate | to begin to grow, come into being |
| humdrum | ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| hurtle | to rush violently, dash headlong, to fling or hurl forcefully |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint slightly |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
| interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| recompense | v - to pay back, to give a reward n - a repayment for loss, service, or injury |
| renovate | to repair, restore to good condition; make new again |
| resume | a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience or qualifications for a job |
| sullen | 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 | not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace |
| truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| vicious | evil, bad, spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition |