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7th grade unit #1
7th grade reading vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjacent | near,next to, adjoining |
| alight | to get down from, to step down from |
| barren | not productive, bare |
| disrupt | to break up, disturb |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains position or power for some time |
| foretaste | an advanced indication, sample, or 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 |
| insinuate | to suggest to hint slyly |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
| interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| recompense | to pay back: to give a reward |
| renovate | to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| resume | a brief summary, short written account of one's work experience, education qualifications for a job |
| sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, slow moving or sluggish |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream |
| trivial | not important, minor, commonplace |
| truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| vicious | evil, bad, spiteful |