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Vocab Unit 1 Level B
Sadlier-Oxford Level B
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| adjacent | (adj) near, next to, adjoining (syn) alongside, nearby, neighboring (ant) faraway, distant, remote |
| alight | (v) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land ; (adj) lighted up (syn) (v.) dismount, descend, land, touch down (ant) (v.) mount, ascend, board, take off |
| barren | (adj) not productive, bare (syn) unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid (ant) fertile, productive, fruitful |
| disrupt | (v) to break up, disturb (syn) upset, displace, disorder (ant) organize, arrange |
| dynasty | (n) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or powerful for some time (syn) ruling house, regime |
| foretaste | (n) an advance indication, sample, or warning (syn) preview, anticipation |
| germinate | (v) to begin to grow, come into being (syn) sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon (ant) wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
| humdrum | (adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation (syn) monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring (ant) lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
| hurtle | (v) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully (syn) speed, fly, race, catapult, fling (ant) crawl, creep |
| insinuate | (v) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly (syn) imply, intimate (ant) barge in, broadcast |
| interminable | (adj) endless, so long as to seem endless (syn) never-ending, ceaseless (ant) brief, short, fleeting |
| interrogate | (v) to ask questions, examine by questioning (syn) question, query |
| recompense | (v) to pay back; to give a reward; (n) a payment for loss; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury (syn) (v). repay, (n.) compensation |
| renovate | (v) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again (syn) repair, fix up, recondition |
| résumé | (n) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job (syn) synopsis, job history |
| sullen | (adj) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish (syn) grumpy, surly, peevish, morose (ant) cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious |
| trickle | (v) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n) a small, irregular quantity of anything (syn) (v.) dribble, drizzle, drip; (n.) small amount (ant) (v.) gush, pour, flood; (n) deluge |
| trivial | (adj) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace (syn) insignificant, petty, trifling (ant) important, weighty, momentous |
| truce | (n)a pause in fighting, temporary peace (syn) cease-fire, armistice (ant) war, warfare, fighting |
| vicious | (adj) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme (syn) wicked, malicious, savage (ant) good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless |
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Lincoln High School / Lincoln Middle School |
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