Hms 7-1 reading Unit 1 Vocab book B
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adjacent | near, next to, adjoining |
| foretaste | An advanced indication, sample, or warning |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
| sullen | silent or brooding of ill humor |
| alight | to come down from the air, land |
| germinate | to begin to grow, come into beginning |
| interrogate | to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream |
| barren | not productive, bare |
| humdrum | ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| recompense | to pay back; to give a reward; a payment for loss, service or injury |
| trivial | not important, minor; ordinary, common place |
| disrupt | to break-up, disturb |
| hurtle | to rush violently, dash heading long; to fling, or hurtle forcefully |
| renovate | to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| truce | a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position for some time |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint sly; to edge into something indirectly |
| résumé | a brief summary; a short written amount of someone's education, working experience, or qualification for a job |
| vicious | evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |
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