UNIT 1

Question 1

to rush violently ahead

Answer 1

hurtle

Question 2

a brief personal summation, short written account to present qualifications for a job

Answer 2

resume

Question 3

not productive, bare

Answer 3

barren

Question 4

pause in fighting, temporary peace

Answer 4

truce

Question 5

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

Answer 5

recompense

Question 6

a small slow flowing of a liquid, metaphorically it could mean a slow dripping of emotional

Answer 6

trickle

Question 7

powerful family or group of rulers that holds power for a long period of time

Answer 7

dynasty

Question 8

endless, so long that something seems endless

Answer 8

interminable

Question 9

evil, spiteful, ugly disposition

Answer 9

vicious

Question 10

to begin to grow, come into being

Answer 10

germinate

Question 11

to ask questions or examine by questioning

Answer 11

interrogate

Question 12

silent or brooding because of ill-humor, anger of resentment that results in sad lack of of action

Answer 12

sullen

Question 13

to hint or suggest slyly

Answer 13

insinuate

Question 14

break up, disturb

Answer 14

disrupt

Question 15

not important, insignificant, petty, trifling

Answer 15

trivial

Question 16

to repair by restoring something old or broken to a like-new condition

Answer 16

renovate

Question 17

near or next to

Answer 17

adjacent

Question 18

an advanced indication, sample, or warning

Answer 18

foretaste

Question 19

to get down from, to descend

Answer 19

alight

Question 20

ordinary, dull, routine

Answer 20

humdrum