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adjacent
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(adj.) near, next, to adjoining
boston and its adjacent suburbs were flooded badly. syn: alongside, nearby, neighboring ant:faraway,distant,remote |
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alight
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(v.) to get down from. step down from,to come down from the air,land. (adj.) lighted up
the passengers hurried to alight from the airplane. the sky was alight with a red glow as the fire raged in the distants. syn:(v.)dismount, descend, land, touch down ant:(v.) mount, ascend, board, take off |
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barren
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(adj.) unproductive, bare
in contrast to the rich lands we left behind the plains appeared a barren landscape/. syn: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid ant: fertile, productive, fruitful |
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disrupt
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(v.)to break up, dirupt
even the loud demonstration on the street did not disrupt the meeting syn: upset, displace,disorder ant: organize, arrange |
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dynasty
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(n) a powerful group or family that rules and maintains power for a long period of time.
The Han dynasty of China was in power for about 400 years |
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foretaste
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(n) an advanced indication, sample, or warning
the eye opening first scene of the new play gave the audience a foretaste of things to come. syn: preview anticipation |
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germinate
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(v.)to begin to grow, come into being.
as he interrogated the suspect, suspicion began to germinate in the inspectors mind syn:sprout,grow, shoot up,burgeon ant: |
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humdrum
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(adj.)ordinary, dull,routine, without variation
all household tasks are humdrum according to my brother who doesn't do any of them syn: monotonous, uneventful,prosaic,boring ant: lively, exciting,thrilling,exhilarating |
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hurtle
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(v.)to rush violently,dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
after separating from its booster rocket the space capsule hurtled through space syn: speed, fly, race, catapult, fling ant:crawl,creep |
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insinuate
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(v.)to suggest or hint slightly, to edge into something directly the attorney attempted to insinuate that the witness's testimony was false
syn: imply,intimate ant:barge in broadcast |
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interminable
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adj. endless
We had an interminable wait for concert tickets. |
never-ending, ceasless
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