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adjacent |
(adj.) alongside Boston and it's adjacent suburbs were severely flooded after three days of heavy rain. |
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alight |
(v.) dismount (adj.) lighted up The passengers hurried to alight from the small airplane The sky was alight with a red glow as the fire raged in the distance. |
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barren |
(adj.) desolate In contrast to the rich land we left behind, the planes appeared to be a barren landscape. |
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disrupt |
(v.) disorder Even the loud demonstration on the street below was not enough to disrupt the meeting. |
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dynasty |
(n.) regime The Han Dynasty of China was in power for about 400 years. |
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foretaste |
(n.) preview The eye opening first scene of the new play gave the audience a foretaste of the things to come. |
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germinate |
(v.) sprout After I planted the seed, it sprouted or germinated. |
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humdrum |
(adj.) boring All of my homework in Spanish is a humdrum. |
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hurtle |
(v.) catapult Last year i set the world record for fastest hurtle jump. |
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insinuate |
(v.) imply The judge attempted to insinuate that the guy was wrong. |
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interminiable |
(adj.) never-ending The time before the concert was interminable. |
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interrogate |
(v.) query Sherlock Holmes interrogated the 2 suspects. |
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recompese |
(v.)(n.)repay compensation I was happy to recompense my lost puppies. As recompense, I was offered free puppies! |
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renovate |
(v.) repair Jill used tape to fix her bucket. |
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resume |
(n.) synopsis Her resume was very impressive! |
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sullen |
(adj.) morose Kathy was sullen after her dog died. |
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trickle |
(v.) drip (n.) small amount Water began to trickle from the old pipe. The amount of immigrants slowed to a trickle in the winter. |
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trivial |
(adj.) insignificant We are trivial like little ants compared to the size of everything. |
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truce |
(n.) cease-fire After we declared truce, the fighting stopped. |
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vicious |
(adj.) wicked The vicious dog tormented my little chihuahua. |
