Vocab

Question 1

adjacent

Answer 1

(adj) next to, near, ajoining

Question 2

alight

Answer 2

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

Question 3

barren

Answer 3

(adj) not productive, barre

Question 4

disrupt

Answer 4

(v) to break up, disturb

Question 5

dynasty

Answer 5

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

Question 6

foretaste

Answer 6

(n) an advance indication, sample, or warning

Question 7

germinate

Answer 7

(v) to begin to grow, come into being

Question 8

humdrum

Answer 8

(adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

Question 9

hurtle

Answer 9

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

Question 10

insulate

Answer 10

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

Question 11

interminable

Answer 11

(adj) endless, so long as to seem endless

Question 12

interrogate

Answer 12

(v) to ask questions, examine by questioning

Question 13

recompensense

Answer 13

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

Question 14

renovate

Answer 14

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

Question 15

résumé

Answer 15

(n) a brief summary; a short written account of ones education, working experience, or qualification for a job

Question 16

sullen

Answer 16

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

Question 17

trickle

Answer 17

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

Question 18

trivial

Answer 18

(adj) not important, minor: ordinary , commonplace

Question 19

truce

Answer 19

(n) a pause in fighting, temporary peace

Question 20

vicious

Answer 20

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