Vocab Flashcards Unit 1

Front 1

adjacent

Back 1

Definition: (adj) near, next to, adjoining

Synonym: alongside

Sentence: Boston and its adjacent suburbs were severely flooded after 3 days of rain.

Front 2

alight

Back 2

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

Synonym: dismount

Sentence: The passengers hurried to alight from the airplane

Front 3

barren

Back 3

Definition: (adj) not productive, bare

Synonym: desolate

Sentence: The construction workers were barren in building the house.

Front 4

disrupt

Back 4

Definition: (v) to break up, disturb

Synonym: upset

Sentence: A lot of people in our class like to disrupt the teacher.

Front 5

dynasty

Back 5

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

Synonym: ruling house

Sentence: The dynasty went home as a big group.

Front 6

foretaste

Back 6

Definition: an advance indication, sample, or warning.

Synonym: preview

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

Front 7

germinate

Back 7

Definition: (v) to begin to grow, come into being

Synonym: sprout

Sentence: Our plants are beginning to germinate!

Front 8

humdrum

Back 8

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

Synonym: boring

Sentence: The movie was very humdrum.

Front 9

hurtle

Back 9

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

Synonym: speed

Sentence: I hurtle over my dog.

Front 10

insinuate

Back 10

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

Synonym: imply

Front 11

interminable

Back 11

Definition: (adj) endless, so long as to seem endless

Synonym: never-ending

Sentence: It was interminable to decide who wins the game.

Front 12

interrogate

Back 12

Definition: (v) to ask questions, examine by questioning

Synonym: question

Sentence: I interrogated my aunt on why she couldn't make it to the party.

Front 13

recompense

Back 13

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

Synonym: repay

Sentence: Here is 20 dollars for your recompense of 20 dollars

Front 14

renovate

Back 14

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

Synonym: repair

Sentence: The bike fixer renovated my bike.

Front 15

resume

Back 15

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

Synonym: synopsis

Sentence: The resume for the job was good.

Front 16

sullen

Back 16

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

Synonym: grumpy

Sentence: Don't be sullen on a nice, sunny day.

Front 17

trickle

Back 17

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

Synonym: small amount

Sentence: He dropped the rock in the trickle.

Front 18

trivial

Back 18

Definition: (adj) not important, minor; ordinary, common place.

Synonym: insignificant

Sentence: That is not trivial right now!

Front 19

truce

Back 19

Definition: (v) a pause in fighting, temporary peace.

Synonym: cease-fire

Sentence: We declare a truce with you.

Front 20

vicious

Back 20

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

Synonym: malicious

Sentence: Bad people do vicious things.