germinate

v

to begin to grow

s:  sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon

A: wither, diestagnate, shrivel up

interminable

adj.

endless, so long as to seem endless

s: never ending, ceaseless

a: brief, short, fleeting

disrupt

v..

to break up, disturb

s: upset, dfisplace, disorder

a: organize, arrange

renovate

v.

to repair, restore to good condition, make new again

s:repaior, fix up, recondition

interrogate

v.

to ask questions, examine by questioning

s: question, query

alight

v.

adj.

to get down from, step down from, to come down from the air, land

adj. lighted up

s: dismount, descend, land, touch

a: mount, ascend, bolard, take off

foretaste

n.

an advance indication, sample or warning

s: preview, anticipation

truce

n.

a pause in fighting, temporary peace

s: cease-fire, armistice

a: war, warfare, fighting

hurtle

v.

to rush violently, dash headlong, to fling or hurl forcefully

s: speed, fly, race, catapult, fling

a: crawl, creep

dynasty

n.

a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time

s: ruling house, regime

humdrum

adj.

ordinary, dull, routing without variation

s: monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring

a: lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating

adjacent

adj.

near, next to, adjoining

s: alongside, nearby, neighboring

a: faraway, dsistant, remote

sullen

adj.

silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger or resentment, slow moving, sluggish

s: grumpy, surly, peevish, morose

a: cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious

trivial

adj.

not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace

s: insignificant, petty, trifling

a: important, weighty, momentous

insinuate

v.

to suggest or hint slyly, to edge into something indirectly

s: imply

a: barge in, broadcast

barren

adj.

not productive, bare

s: unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid

a: fertile, productive, fruitful

r'esum'e

n.

a breif summary, a short written account of ones education, working experience or qualifications

s: synopsis, job history

trickle

v. and n.

v. to flow or fall by drops or in small stream

n. a small, irregular quantity of anything

s: dribble, drizzle, drip small amount

a: gush, pour, flood, deluge

vicious

adj.

evil, bad, spiteful, having bad habits or an ugly disposition, painfully severe or extreme

s: wicked, malicious, savage

a: good, kind,knidly, mild, harmless

recompense

v. and n.

v. to pay back, to give a reward

n. a payment for loss, service or injury

s: v. to repay

n. compensation