Vocabulary Workshop 1
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lynneweber on September 8, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adjacent | (adj) near, next to, adjoining |
| alight | (verb) to get down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj) lit up |
| barren | (adj) not productive; bare |
| disrupt | (verb) to break up or disturb |
| dynasty | (noun) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for generations |
| foretaste | (noun) an advance indication, sample, or warning |
| germinate | (verb) to begin to grow or come into being |
| humdrum | (adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| hurtle | (verb) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
| insinuate | (verb) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| interminable | (adj) endless; so long as to seem endless |
| interrogate | (verb) to ask questions or examine by questioning |
| recompense | (verb) to pay back or to give a reward; (noun) a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| renovate | (verb) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| résumé | (noun) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| sullen | (adj) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow-moving, sluggish |
| trickle | (verb) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (noun) a small, irregular quantity of anything |
| trivial | (adj) not important; minor; ordinary; commonplace |
| truce | (noun) a pause in fighting; temporary peace |
| vicious | (adj) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |
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