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17 Cards in this Set
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adjacent (adj) |
near,next to, adjoining example: my friend lives adjacent to my house |
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alight (v, adj) |
to get down from, step down from the air, land example: a plane is alighting onto the runway |
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barren (adj) |
not productive,bare example: the land looks barren |
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germinate (v) |
to begin to grow, come into something example: the plant started to germinate |
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humdrum (adj) |
ordinary, dull, routine, without variation example: my chores are a humdrum |
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hurdle (v) |
to rush violently, dash headlong example: the comet was hurdling towards the earth. |
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insinuate (v) |
to suggest or hint slyly example: i insinuated that my brother broke the vase |
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interminable (adj) |
endless, so long that it feels endless example: the meeting felt interminable with the summer heat |
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interrogate (v) |
to ask questions, examine by questioning example: the cop interrogated the victim |
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recompense (v) |
to pay back, to give a reward example: george lost his keys and recompensed the child who found his keys. |
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renovate (v) |
to repair or restore example: i was renovating my bathroom |
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resume (v) |
a breif summary, a short writting example: i turned in my resume for my new job |
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sullen (adj) |
silent or brooding beacuse of il humor example: there was a sullen moment when bob told a bad joke |
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trickle (v) |
to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream example: the water began to trickle down the school roof |
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trivial (adj) |
not important, minor example: the teacher left the trivial issue for the student to resolve. |
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truce (n) |
a pause in fighting, temporary peace example: the two schools came to a truce after we won the cross country race |
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vicious (adj) |
evil, bad example: the vicious spirit was haunting the library |
