Vocabulary Workshop Level B Unit 1 Quiz
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adjacent |
(adj.) near, next to,
adjoining |
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alight |
(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj.) lighted up |
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barren |
(adj.) not productive, bare |
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disrupt |
(v.) to break up, disturb |
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dynasty |
(n.) a powerful family or
group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
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foretaste |
(n.) an advance indication,
sample, or warning |
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germinate |
(v.) to begin to grow, come
into being |
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humdrum |
(adj.) ordinary, dull,
routine, without variation |
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hurtle |
(v.) to rush violently,
dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
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insinuate |
(v.) to suggest or hint
slyly; to edge into something indirectly |
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interminable |
(adj.) endless, so long as to
seem endless |
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interrogate |
(v.) to ask questions,
examine by questioning |
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recompense |
(v.) to pay back; to give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury |
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renovate |
(v.) to repair, restore to
good condition, make new again |
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résumé |
(n.) a brief summary; a
short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
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sullen |
(adj.) silent or brooding
because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish |
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trickle |
(v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything |
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trivial |
(adj.) not important, minor;
ordinary, commonplace |
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truce |
(n.) a pause in fighting,
temporary peace |
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vicious |
(adj.) evil, bad; spiteful;
having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme |