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22 Cards in this Set
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adjacent
ad ja cent |
(adj.) near, next to, adjoining
Syn: alongside, nearby, neigboring Ant: faraway, distant, remote |
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Vocabulary Unit 1
6th Grade Jon Sams |
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alight
a light |
(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; (adj.) light up
Syn: (v.) dismount, descend, land, touch down Ant: (v.) mount, ascend, board take off |
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barren
bar ren |
(adj.) not productive, bare
Syn: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid Ant: fertile productive, fruitful |
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disrupt
dis rupt |
(v.) to break up, disturb
Syn: upset, displace, disorder Ant: organize, arrange |
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dynasty
dy na sty |
(n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
Syn: ruling house, regime |
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foretaste
fore taste |
(n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning
Syn: preview, anticipation |
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germinate
ger mi nate |
(v.) to begin to grow, come into being
Syn: sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon Ant: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
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humdrum
hum drum |
(adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
Syn: monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring Ant: lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating |
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insinuate
in sin u ate |
(v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly
Syn: imply, intimate Ant: barge in, broadcast |
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interminable
in ter mi na ble |
(adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless
Syn: never-ending, ceaseless Ant: brief, short, fleeting |
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interrogate
in ter o gate |
(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning
Syn: question, query |
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recompense
rec om pense |
(v.) to pay back; to give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury
Syn: (v.) repay, (n.) compensation |
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renovate
ren o vate |
(v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again
Syn: repair, fix up, recondition |
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resume
res u me |
(n.) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications
Syn: synopsis, job history |
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sullen
sull en |
(adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
Syn: grumpy, surly, peevish, morose Ant: cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious |
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trickle
trick le |
(v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything
Syn: (v.) dribble, drizzle, drip; (n.) small amount Ant: (v.) gush, pour, flood; (n.) deluge |
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trivial
triv i al |
(adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace
Syn: insignificant, petty, trifling Ant: important, weighty, momentous |
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truce
truce |
(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace
Syn: cease-fire, armistice Ant: war, warfare, fighting |
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vicious
vici ous |
(adj.) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme
Syn: wicked, malicious, savage Ant: good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless |
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Vocabulary Unit 2
6th Grade Jon Sams |
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hurtle
hur tle Syn: speed, fly, race, catapult, fling |
(v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
Ant: crawl, creep |
