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| adjacent | (adj) near, next to, adjoining |
| alight | (v) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj) lighted up |
| barren | (adj) not productive, bare |
| disrupt | (v) to break up, disturb |
| dynasty | (n) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| foretaste | (n) an advance indication, sample, or warning |
| germinate | (v) to begin to grow, come into being |
| humdrum | (adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation |
| hurtle | (v) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
| insinuate | (v) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
| interminable | (adj) endless, so long as to seem endless |
| interrogate | (v) to ask questions, examine by questioning |
| recompense | (v) to pay back; to give a reward; (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| renovate | (v) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again |
| résumé | (n) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| sullen | (adj) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish |
| trickle | (v) to flow of fall by drops or in a small stream; (n) a small, irregular quantity of anything |
| trivial | (adj) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace |
| truce | (n) a pause in fighting, temporary peace |
| vicious | (adj) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |
