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| adjacent | near, next to, adjoining |
| adjacent | syn. along side, nearby, neighboring |
| adjacent | ant. far away, distant, remote |
| alight | to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; lighted up |
| alight | syn. dismount, descend, land, touch down |
| alight | ant. mount, ascend, board, take off |
| barren | not productive, bare |
| barren | syn. unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid |
| barren | ant. fertile, productive, fruitful |
| disrupt | to break up, disturb |
| disrupt | syn. upset, displace, disorder |
| disrupt | ant. organize, arrange |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| dynasty | syn. ruling house, regime |
| fortaste | an advance indication, sample, or warning |
| fortaste | syn. preview, anticipation |
| germinate | to begin to grow, to come into being |
| germinate | syn. sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon |
| germinate | ant. to wither, to die, stagnate, shrivel up |
| humdrum | ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| humdrum | syn. monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring |
| humdrum | ant. lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
| hurtle | to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
| hurtle | syn. speed, fly, race, catapult, fling |
| hurtle | ant. crawl, creep |
| insinuate | to suggest, hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| insinuate | syn. imply, intimate |
| insinuate | ant. barge in, broadcast |
| interminable | endless, so long as to seem endless |
| interminable | syn. never-ending, ceaseless |
| interminable | ant. brief, short, fleeting |
| interrogate | to ask question, examine by questioning |
| interrogate | syn. question, query |
| recompense | to pay back; to give a reward; a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| recompense | syn. repay; compensation |
| renovate | to repair, restore to good condition, to make new again |
| renovate | syn. repair, fix up, recondition |
| resume | a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experiences, or qualifications for a job |
| resume | syn. synopsis, job history |
| sullen | silence or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish |
| sullen | syn. grumpy, surly, peevish, morose |
| sullen | ant. cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious |
| trickle | to flow or fall by drops in a small stream; a small irregular quantity of anything |
| trickle | syn. dribble, drizzle, drip; small amount |
| trickle | ant. gush, pour, flood; deluge |
| trivial | not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace |
| trivial | syn. insufficient, petty, trifling |
| trivial | ant. important, weighty, momentus |
| truce | a pause in fighting, a temporary peace |
| truce | syn. cease-fire, armistice |
| truce | ant. war, warfare, fighting |
| vicious | evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |
| vicious | syn. wicked, malicious, savage |
| vicious | ant. good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless |
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