Unit 1 Definitions

Question 1

(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj.) lighted up

Answer 1

alight

Question 2

(adj.) not productive, bare

Answer 2

barren

Question 3

(v.) to break up, disturb

Answer 3

disrupt

Question 4

(n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time

Answer 4

dynasty

Question 5

(n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning

Answer 5

foretaste

Question 6

(v.) to begin to grow, come into being

Answer 6

germinate

Question 7

(adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

Answer 7

humdrum

Question 8

(v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully

Answer 8

hurtle

Question 9

(v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

Answer 9

insinuate

Question 10

(adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless

Answer 10

interminable

Question 11

(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning

Answer 11

interrogate

Question 12

(v.) to pay back; to give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss,service, or injury

Answer 12

recompense

Question 13

(v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again

Answer 13

renovate

Question 14

(n.) a brief summary; a short written account of one’s education, working experience, or qualifications for a job

Answer 14

résumé

Question 15

(adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish

Answer 15

sullen

Question 16

(v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything

Answer 16

trickle

Question 17

(adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace

Answer 17

trivial

Question 18

(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace

Answer 18

truce

Question 19

(adj.) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme

Answer 19

vicious

Question 20

(adj.) near, next to, adjoining

Answer 20

adjacent