Vocabulary Unit 1 Set B

Question 1

Adjacent

Answer 1

Near, next to, adjoining

Boston and its adjacent suburbs were severely flooded after three days of heavy rain

Question 2

Barren

Answer 2

Not protective, bare

In contrast to the rich land we left behind, the plains appeared to be a barren landscape

Question 3

Disrupt

Answer 3

To break up, disturb

Even the loud demonstration on the street below was not enough to disrupt the meeting.

Question 4

Foretaste

Answer 4

An advance indication, sample, or warning

The eye-opening first scene of the new play gave the audience a foretaste of things to come

Question 5

Hurtle

Answer 5

To rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully

After separating from its booster rocket, the capsule began to hurtle through space

Question 6

Interminable

Answer 6

Endless, so long as to seem endless

We had an interminable wait in the hot, crowded train station

Question 7

Recompense

Answer 7

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

My grandparents were happy to recompense the little girl who found her lost puppy

Question 8

Renovate

Answer 8

To repair, restore to good condition, make new again

The young couple brought in an architect and a contractor to help them renovate the old house

Question 9

Sullen

Answer 9

Silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment, slow moving, sluggish

Question 10

Trickle

Answer 10

To flow or fall by drops or in a small stream;
A small, irregular quantity of anything

The water began to trickle from the rusty old pipe.