sec. 1 Vocabulary Flashcards by Parker Evans

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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

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trickle

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to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream

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trivial

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not important, minor, ordinary

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truce

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a pause in fighting

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vicious

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evil, bad.

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adjacent

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near, next to, adjoining