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Unit 1 level B

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Renovate   (v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again  
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alight   (v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from air, land; (adj.) lighted up  
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interrogate   (v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning  
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truce   (n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace  
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hurtle   (v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully  
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barren   (adj.) not productive, bare  
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germinate   (v.) to begin to grow, come into being  
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interminable   (adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless  
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sullen   (adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish  
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trivial   (adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace  
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vicious   (adj.) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme  
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disrupt   (v.) to break up, disturb  
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humdrum   (adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation  
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dynasty   (n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position of power for some time  
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foretaste   (n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning  
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recompense   (v.) to pay back; to give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury  
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trickle   (v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small irregular quantity of anything  
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insinuate   (v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly  
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re'sume'   (n.) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job  
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adjacent   (adj.) near, next to, adjoining  
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