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What is the defination for adjecent
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near, next to, adjoing
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alight
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to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land;Lighted up
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barren
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not productive, bare
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disrupt
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to break up
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dynasty
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a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
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foretaste
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an advance indication, sampl, or warning
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germinate
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to being to grow, come into being
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humdrum
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ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
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hurtle
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to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
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insinuate
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to suggest or hint slyly, to edge into something indirectly
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in terminable
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endless, so long as to seem endless
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interrogate
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to ask questions
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recompense
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to pay back, to give a reward, a payment for loss, service, or injury
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renovate
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to repair, restore to good condition, make new again
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resume
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a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifactions
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sullen
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silent or brooding becasue of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
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trickle
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to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream
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trivial
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not important
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truce
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a pause in fighting, temporary peace
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vicious
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evil, bad, spiteful
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