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Vocabulary - Grade Seven - Unit 1- Synonyms
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| adjacent - adj | near, next to, adjoining; ALONGSIDE, NEARBY, NEIGHBORING |
| alight- v | to get down from, step down from; DISMOUNT, DESCEND, LAND, TOUCH DOWN |
| barren - adj | not productive, bare; UNPRODUCTIVE, STERILE, DESOLATE, ARID |
| disrupt - v | to break up, disturb; UPSET, DISPLACE, DISORDER |
| dynasty - n | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time; RULING HOUSE, REGIME |
| foretaste - n | an advance indication, sample, or warning; PREVIEW, ANTICIPATION |
| germinate - v | to begin to grow, come into being; SPROUT, SHOOT UP, GROW, BURGEON |
| humdrum - adj | ordinary, dull, routine, without variation; MONOTONOUS, UNEVENTFUL, PROSAIC, BORING |
| hurtle - v | to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully; SPEED, FLY, RACE, CATAPULT |
| insinuate - v | to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly; IMPLY, INTIMATE |
| interminable - adj | endless, so long as to seem endless; NEVER-ENDING, CEASELESS |
| interrogate- v | to ask questions, examine by questioning; QUESTION, QUERY |
| recompense - v | to pay back; to give a reward OR (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury; (v) REPAY; (n) compensation |
| renovate - v | to repair, restore to good condition, make new again; REPAIR, FIX UP, RECONDITION |
| resume - n | a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job; SYNOPSIS, JOB HISTORY |
| sullen - adj | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving , sluggish; GRUMPY, SURLY< PEEVISH, MOROSE |
| trickle - v | to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream (n) a samll, irregular quantity of anything; DRIBBLE, DRIZZLE |
| trivial - adj | not important, minor, ordianry, commonplace; INSIGNIFICANT, PETTY |
| truce - n | a pause in fighting, temporary peace; CEASE-FIRE, ARMISTICE |
| vicious - adj | evil, bad; spiteful; WICKED, MALICIOUS, SAVAGE |
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