adjacent

(adj) near, next to, adjoining

s:  alongside, nearby, neighboring

a:  faraway, distant, remote

alight

(v) to get down from, step down, to come down from the air, land, (adj) lighted up

s:  (v) dismount, descent, land, touch down

a:  (v) mount, ascend, board, take off

barren

(adj) not productive, bare

s:  unproductive, sterile, desolate, arid

a:  fertile, productive, fruitful

disrupt

(v) to break up, disturb

s:  upset, displace, disorder

a:  organize, arrange

dynasty

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

s:  ruling house, regime

foretaste

(n) an advance indication, sample, or warning

s:  preview, anticipation

germinate

(v) to begin to grow, come into being

s:  sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon

a:  wither, die stagnate, shrivel up

humdrum

(adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

s:  monotonous, uneventful, prosaic, boring

a:  lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilarating

hurtle

(v) to rush violently, dash headlong, to fling or hurl forcefully

s:  speed, fly, race, catapult, fling

a:  crawl, creep

insinuate

(v) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

s:  imply, intimate

a:  barge in, broadcast

interminable

(adj) endless, so long as to seem endless

s:  never-ending, ceaseless

a:  brief, short, fleeting

interrogate

(v) to ask questions, examine by questioning

s:  question, query

recompense

(v) to pay back, to give a reward; (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury

s:  (v) repay; (n) compensation

renovate

(v) to repaire, restore to good condition, make new again

s:  repair, fix up, recondition

resume

(n) a brief summary, a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job

s:  synopsis, job history

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

trickle

(v) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n) a small irregular quantity of anything

s:  (v) dribble, drizzle, drip; (n) small amount

a:  (v) gush, pour, flood; (n) deluge

trivial

(adj) not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace

s:  insignificant, petty, trifling

a:  important, weighty, momentous

truce

(n) a pause in fighting, temporary peace

s:  cease-fire, armistice

a:  war, warfare, fighting

vicious

(adj) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition, panfully severe or extreme

s:  wicked, malicious, savage

a:  good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless