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Vocab

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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Adjacent
Definition: Next to.
Synonym: Along side.
Antonym: faraway.
Sentence: I'm sitting adjacent to Maddie.

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Alight
Definition: To land
Synonym: Perch
Antonym: To take off
Sentence: A sparrow alighted on a branch

Barren
Definition: Dry and bare land
Synonym: Infertile
Antonym: Full of life
Sentence: A desert is always barren

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Disrupt
Definition: Upset
Synonym: Sad
Antonym: Happy
Sentence: The poor children on the street looked disrupt

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Dynasty
Definition: A line of heredity
Synonym: Ancestores
Antonym:Democracy
Sentence: The Samanid dynasty came to an end a long time ago

Foretaste
Definition: Suggestion.
Synonym: Sample.
Antonym: something you already know.
Sentence: The freezing rain was a foretaste of winter.

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Germinate
Definition: To sprout.
Synonym: A small plant.
Antonym: A huge tree
Sentence: I planted a seed a week ago, and it is starting to germinate.

Humdrum
Definition: Lacking excitement.
Synonym: Dull
Antonym: Excited
Sentence: Percy ran away from his humdrum life, and started a new one.

Hurtle
Definition: fall at a really fast speed.
Synonym: race
Antonym: slow
Sentence: An asteroid hurtled toward earth.

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Insinuate
Definition: hint
Synonym: indicate
Antonym: direct answer
Sentence: he insinuated that she lied

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Interminable
Definition: never ending
Synonym: infinity
Antonym: short
Sentence: that movie seemed interminable even though it was only 1:30:18

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Interrogate
Definition: to question
Synonym: investigate
Antonym: to answer
Sentence: The police interrogated the man about the robbery

Recompense
Definition: Make amendments to someone
Synonym: repay
Antonym: penalty
Sentence: Offenders should recompense their victims

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Renovate
Definition: to repair
Synonym: fix
Antonym: destroy
Sentence: the carpenter renovated our broken door.

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Résumé
Definition: An amount of a person's education
Synonym: Previous experience
Antonym: Abandon
Sentence: give your résumé to the boss.

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Sullen
Definition: gloomy
Synonym: grumpy
Antonym: smiley
Sentence: She made a sullen pout

Trickle
Definition: to flow in a small stream
Synonym: drip
Antonym: a flood
Sentence: a tear trickled down her cheek.

Trivial
Definition: Not important
Synonym: minor
Antonym: a big deal
Sentence: I am quite a trivial person

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Truce
Definition: to make peace
Synonym: ceasefire
Antonym: violence
Sentence: there should be a truce day where all enemies become friends.

Vicious
Definition: cruel and violent
Synonym: ferocious
Antonym: cute, calm
Sentence: That German Shepard was vicious