sec. 1 Vocabulary Flashcards
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alight
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to get down from, step down from
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barre
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not productive, bare
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disrupt
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to break up, disturb
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dynasty
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a powerful family or group of rulers
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foretaste
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an advance indication, warning
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germinate
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to begin to grow, come into being
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humdrum
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ordinary, dull, without variation
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hurtle
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to rush violently, fling or hurl forcefully
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insinuate
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to suggest or hint syly, edge something indirectly
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interminable
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endless, so long as to seem to be endless
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interrogate
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to ask questions, examine by questioning
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recompense
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to pay back
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renovate
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to repair
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résumé
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brief summary, or qualifications for a job
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sullen
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silent or brooding because of ill humor, sluggish
