English vocab review Flashcards
1
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a foretaste
A
“an appetizer” (a sample of something coming)
1
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to germinate
A
to start to grow
2
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humdrum
A
boring, routine
3
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to hurtle
A
to rush
4
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to insinuate
A
to suggest something without saying it
5
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interminable
A
never-ending
6
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to interrogate
A
to ask many questions
7
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to recompense
A
to pay back, to give back in return
8
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to renovate
A
to repair, to make new again
9
Q
sullen
A
bad-tempered, gloomy
10
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to trickle
A
to flow drop by drop
11
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trivial
A
not important
12
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a truce
A
an end to fighting
13
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vicious
A
evil, wanting to hurt someone
14
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a résumé
A
a sheet of paper that tells someone your experience so that they hire you
15
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an alliance
A
a group people that are working together
16
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to bewilder
A
to completely confuse
17
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a buffoon
A
a clown, a fool
