Language Arts Vocabulary Unit 1

Question 1

adjacent

Answer 1

near, next to, adjoining

Question 2

alight

Answer 2

to get down from, step down from, to come down from the air or land
lighted up

Question 3

barren

Answer 3

not productive, bare

Question 4

disrupt

Answer 4

to break up, disturb

Question 5

dynasty

Answer 5

a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time

Question 6

foretaste

Answer 6

an advance indication, sample or warning

Question 7

germinate

Answer 7

to begin to grown, come into being

Question 8

humdrum

Answer 8

ordinary, dull, routine or without variation

Question 9

hurtle

Answer 9

to rush violently, dash headlong, to fling or hurtle forcefully

Question 10

insinuate

Answer 10

to suggest or hint slyly, to edge into something indirectly

Question 11

interminable

Answer 11

endless, so long as to seem endless

Question 12

interrogate

Answer 12

to ask questions, examine by questioning

Question 13

recompense

Answer 13

to pay back, to give a reward.

a payment for a loss, service or injury

Question 14

renovate

Answer 14

to repair, restore to good condition, make new again

Question 15

resume

Answer 15

a brief summary, a short written account of one’s education, working experience or qualifications for a job

Question 16

sullen

Answer 16

silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment
slow moving or sluggish

Question 17

trickle

Answer 17

to flow or fall by drops or in a slow stream

a small irregular quantity of anything

Question 18

trivial

Answer 18

not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace

Question 19

truce

Answer 19

a pause in fightin, temporary peace

Question 20

vicious

Answer 20

evil, bad, spiteful
having bad habits or an ugly disposition
painfully severe or extreme