Vocab Cards Unit 1

Front 1

Adjacent

Back 1

(adj.) near, next to, adjoining

I was adjacent to the Statue of Liberty.

Front 2

Alight

Back 2

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

When I went skydiving, I alighted to the ground.

Front 3

Barren

Back 3

(adj.) not productive, bare

Some people are just barren, and just sit around and do nothing.

Front 4

Disrupt

Back 4

(v.) to break up, disturb

Every morning, my brothers some into my room and disrupt me by waking me up.

Front 5

Dynasty

Back 5

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

Their dynasty never went away.

Front 6

Foretaste

Back 6

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

I had a foretaste for a movie before it came out.

Front 7

Germinate

Back 7

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

The flower began to germinate.

Front 8

Humdrum

Back 8

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

Our daily chores at home are humdrum.

Front 9

Hurtle

Back 9

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

We hurtled in order to get to our next class and not be late.

Front 10

Insinuate

Back 10

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

We insinuated to help clean up our school.

Front 11

Interminable

Back 11

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

The number line is interminable.

Front 12

Interrogate

Back 12

(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning

An investigators job is to interrogate celebrities, athletes, or someone well known.

Front 13

Recompense

Back 13

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

I recompensed my brother for doing my chores.

Front 14

Renovate

Back 14

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

I renovated my new home.

Front 15

Resume

Back 15

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

The girl applying for a job gave her future boss a resume.

Front 16

Sullen

Back 16

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

I was sullen because we had lost our volleyball game.

Front 17

Trickle

Back 17

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

The last bits of water in my water bottle trickled out.

Front 18

Trivial

Back 18

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

The information given at the meeting was trivial.

Front 19

Truce

Back 19

(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace

We called truce after our fight.

Front 20

Vicious

Back 20

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

She was vicious to everyone.