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ELA Definitions Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | near,next to |
| Alight | get down from, step down from |
| Barren | not preductive, bare |
| Disrupt | to break up, disturb |
| Dynasty | a powerful family or of rulers that mantains its position or power for some time |
| Foretaste | an advance indication |
| Germinate | to begin to grow |
| Humdrum | ordinary, dull |
| Hurtle | to rush violently |
| Insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly |
| Interminable | endless |
| Interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| Recompense | to pay back |
| Renovate | to repair, new again |
| Resume | a brief summary, written account of one's education,working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| Sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor |
| Trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream |
| Trival | not important |
| Truce | a pause in fighting |
| Vicious | evil, bad, spiteful |
| Available | ready for use, at hand |
| Cater | Satify the needs of |
| Customary | Routine |
| Dissuade | presuade not to do something |
| Enterpreneur | a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business |
| Firebrand | piece of burning wood, an extremely energetic or emotional person |
| Hazard | risk, peril |
| Homicide | killing of one person by another |
| Indifference | a lack of interest or concern |
| Indignant | filled with resentment or anger over something unjust |
| Indispensable | absolutely necessary |
| Lubricate | to apply oil or grease |
| Mutual | shared |
| Pelt | to throw a stream of things |
| Plague | easily spread disease |
| Poised | balanced, calm |
| Regime | government in power |
| Retard | to make slow, delay |
| Transparent | easily seen through or detected |
| Unscathed | not injured |
| Animated | full of life |
| Brood | a family of young animals, to think over in a unhappy way |
| Culminate | to reach a high point of development |
| Downright | complete, frank |
| Drone | buzzing or humming sound |
| Goad | to drive or urge on |
| Indulge | to give in a wish or desire |
| Ingredient | one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula |
| Literate | able to read and write |
| Loom | to come into view, machine for weaving |
| Luster | quality of giving off light, brightness |
| Miscellaneouse | different kinds |
| Oration | a public speech for a fromal occasion |
| Peevish | complaining, irritable |
| Seethe | boil or foam, excited or disturbed |
| singe | to burn slightly |
| Unique | one of a kind |
| Upright | vertical, straight, good , honest |
| Verify | to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm |
| Yearn | have a strong and earnest desire |
Created by:
hunter h
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