Vocab 1

Question 1

Foretaste

Answer 1

(n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning
• Synonyms: preview, anticipation

Question 2

Disrupt

Answer 2

(v.) to break up, disturb
• Synonyms: upset, displace, disorder
• Antonyms: organize, arrange

Question 3

Barren

Answer 3

(adj.) not productive, bare
• Synonyms: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid
• Antonyms: fertile, fruitful

Question 4

Humdrum

Answer 4

(adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
• Synonyms: monotonous, prosaic, boring
• Antonyms: exciting, thrilling, exhilarating

Question 5

Germinate

Answer 5

(v.) to begin to grow, come into being
• Synonyms: sprout, shoot up, burgeon
• Antonyms: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up