Vocabulary 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adjacent | near, next to, adjoning, near or close to but not necessarily touching |
| Alight | to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; lighted up |
| Barren | not productive, bare |
| Disrupt | to 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, 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 forcefully |
| Insinuate | to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| Interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
| Interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| Recompense | to pay back; to give a reward; a payment 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 | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; a small, irregular quantity of anything |
| Trival | not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace |
| Truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| Vicious | evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |
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