SADLIERWORDS Flashcards

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Adjacent

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near, next to, adjoining.

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Barren

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not productive, bare.

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3
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Disrupt

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to break up, disturb.

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4
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Foretaste

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an advance indication, sample, or warning.

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5
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Hurtle

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to violently, dash headlong;to fling or hurl forcefully.

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6
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Interminable

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endless, so long as to seem endless.

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7
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recompense

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to pay back;to give a reward; a payment for loss, service,or injury.

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renovate

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to repair, to restore to good condition, make new again

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9
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sullen

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silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment.

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10
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Trickle

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flow or fall of tiny drops in a small water stream.

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11
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alight

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to step down from.

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12
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dynasty

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A powerful family or group of rulers

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13
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germinate

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to begin grow become

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14
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humdrum

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ordinary,dull,routine

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15
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insulate

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to suggest or hint slyly, to edge something indirect.

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16
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interrogate

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to ask questions interrogate, exam by questioning.

17
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resumé

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a brief summary, a short written account of ones education.

18
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trivial

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not important,minor or ordinary.

19
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truce

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a pause in fighting, temporary peace.

20
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vicious

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evil, bad or spiteful having bad habits or disposition.