Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1

Question 1

(adj.) near, next to, adjoining

Answer 1

adjacent

Question 2

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

Answer 2

alight

Question 3

(adj.) not productive, bare

Answer 3

barren

Question 4

(v.) to break up, disturb

Answer 4

disrupt

Question 5

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

Answer 5

dynasty

Question 6

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

Answer 6

foretaste

Question 7

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

Answer 7

germinate

Question 8

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

Answer 8

humdrum

Question 9

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

Answer 9

hurtle

Question 10

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

Answer 10

insinuate

Question 11

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

Answer 11

interminable

Question 12

(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning

Answer 12

interrogate

Question 13

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

Answer 13

recompense

Question 14

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

Answer 14

renovate

Question 15

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

Answer 15

resume

Question 16

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

Answer 16

sullen

Question 17

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

Answer 17

trickle

Question 18

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

Answer 18

trivial

Question 19

(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace

Answer 19

truce

Question 20

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

Answer 20

vicious