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Vocabulary Workshop - Level B
Unit 1
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General Vocab
7th Grade
10/13/2006

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adjacent
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(adj.) near, next to, adjoining
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alight
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(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land; lighted up
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barren
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(adj) not productive, bare
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distrupt
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(v.) to break up, disturb
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dynasty
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(n.) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position of power for some time
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foretaste
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(n.) an advance indication, sample, or warning
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germinate
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(v.) to begin to grow, come into being
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humdrum
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(adj.) ordinary, dull routine, without variation
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hurtle
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(v.) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
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insinuate
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(v.) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly
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interminable
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(adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless
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interrogate
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(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning
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recompense
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(v.) to pay back; to give a reward; (n.) a payment for loss, service, or injury
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renovate
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(v.) to repair, restore to good conditon, make new again
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résumé
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(n.) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job
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sullen
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(adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
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trickle
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(v.) to flow or fail by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything
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trivial
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(adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace
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truce
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(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace
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vicious
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(adj.) evil, bad; spiteful: having bad habits or an ugly dispositon; painfully severe or extreme
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