Unit 1 Flashcards
Adjacent
Around the corner, close, nearby, flowing alongside.
His house is adjacent, so I visit him alot.
alight
Get off, exit, eluminated, lit up
He alighted the hot, boring bus.
Barren
Empty, unable to produce.
The internet is barren of reliable information.
Disrupt
Ruin, annoy
The little boy kept disruptingthe party by crying.
Dynasty
A family of rulers; masters
The king died with no son stopping the dynasty.
Foretaste
Introduction, first part
The makkah of blood was only a foretaste of the 9 ahead.
Germinate
To grow; mainly an idea growing
The story began to germinate in JK Rowling’s mind.
Humdrum
Boring, normal
The boy sat down to the normal humdrum of the class.
Hurtle
To fly speedily through the air, the thing that happens to something after it is thrown.
The food hurtled through the air and landed on the principle.
Insinuate
To find your way into something, to suggest tosomething not completely
The teacher insinuated to the answer on the test.
Interminable
Seeming endless, forever lasting
The elevator to the top of the 500 floor building seemed interminable.
Interrogate
Search, ask a ton of questions on themself
The police interrogated the murder suspect for a long time.
Recompense
Make up for, compensate
He decided to recompense for the loan.
Renovate
Fix up, redoe
He decided to renovate the old, rickety, but beautiful home.
résumé
A short explanation
His job résumé was long so the boss got worried.
