Unit 1 Flashcards
(57 cards)
To get down, from step down from; to come down from the air, land
Alight
Near, next to, adjoining
Adjacent
Lighted up
Alight
Not productive, bare
Barren
To break up, disturb
Disrupt
A powerful family or group of rulers that maintains it position or power for some time
Dynasty
An advanced inside action sample or warning
Foretaste
To begin to grow, come into being
Germinate
Ordinary, dull, routine, with out variation
Humdrum
To rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
Hurtle
To suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly
Insinuate
Endless, so long as to seem endless
Interminable
To ask questions, examine by questioning
Interrogate
To pay back; to give a reward
Recompense
A payment for loss, service, or injury
Recompense
To repair, restore to good condition, make new again
Renovate
A brief summery; a short written account of one’s education, working experience, or qualifications for jobs
Résumé
Silent or broad one because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
Sullen
To fall or flow by drops or in a small stream
Trickle
A small, irregular quantity of anything
Trickle
Not important, minor; ordinary, common place
Trivial
A pause in fighting temporary peace
Truce
Evil, bad, spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme
Vicious
S for adjacent
Alongside, nearby, neighboring
