Spelling and Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

adjacent

Answer 1

(adj.) near, next to, adjoining
(ad ja’ cent)
SYNONYMS: alongside, nearby, neighboring
ANTONYMS: faraway, distant

Question 2

alight

Answer 2

(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land;
(adj) lighted up
(a light’)
SYNONYMS: (v) dismount, land, touch down
ANTONYMS: (v) mount, board, take off

Question 3

barren

Answer 3

(adj) not productive, bare
(bar’ ren)
SYNONYMS: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid
ANTONYMS: fertile, fruitful

Question 4

disrupt

Answer 4

(v.) to break up, disturb
(dis rupt’)
SYNONYMS: upset, displace, disorder
ANTONYMS: organize, arrange

Question 5

dynasty

Answer 5

(n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
(dy’ na sty)
SYNONYMS: ruling house, regime

Question 6

foretaste

Answer 6

(n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning
(fore’ taste)
SYNONYMS: preview, anticipation

Question 7

germinate

Answer 7

(v.) to begin to grow, come into being
(ger’ mi nate)
SYNONYMS: sprout, shoot up, burgeon
ANTONYMS: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up

Question 8

humdrum

Answer 8

(adj.) ordinary, dull routine, without variation
(hum’ drum)
SYNONYMS: monotonous, prosaic, boring
ANTONYMS: exciting, thrilling, exhilarating

Question 9

hurtle

Answer 9

(v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
(hur’ tle)
SYNONYMS: speed, fly, catapult, fling
ANTONYMS: crawl, creep

Question 10

insinuate

Answer 10

(v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly
(in sin’ u ate)
SYNONYM: imply
ANTONYMS: barge in, broadcast

Question 11

interminable

Answer 11

(adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless\
(in ter’ mi na ble)
SYNONYM: never-ending
ANTONYMS: brief, short, fleeting

Question 12

interrogate

Answer 12

(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning
(in terr’ o gate)
SYNONYMS: question, query

Question 13

recompense

Answer 13

(v.) to pay back; to give a reward;
(n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury
(rec’ om pense)
SYNONYMS: (v.) repay (n.) compensation

Question 14

renovate

Answer 14

(v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again
(ren’ o vate)
SYNONYMS: repair, recondition

Question 15

résumé

Answer 15

(n.) a brief summary; a short written account of one’s education, working experiences, or qualifications for a job
(rés’ u mé)
SYNONYM: synopsis

Question 16

sullen

Answer 16

(adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
(sul’ len)
SYNONYMS: grumpy, surly, peevish, morose
ANTONYMS: cheerful, blithe, vivacious

Question 17

trickle

Answer 17

(v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream;
(n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything
(tric’ kle)
SYNONYMS: (v.) dribble, drizzle, drip (n.) small amount
ANTONYMS: (v.) gush, pour, flood; (n.) deluge

Question 18

trivial

Answer 18

(adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace
(triv’ i al)
SYNONYMS: insignificant, trifling
ANTONYMS: important, weighty

Question 19

truce

Answer 19

(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace
(truce)
SYNONYMS: cease-fire;
ANTONYMS: war, warfare

Question 20

vicious

Answer 20

(adj.) evil, bad, spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme
(vic’ ious)
SYNONYMS: wicked, malicious
ANTONYMS: good, kind, kindly, mild