ELA - Unit 1 || 7th Grade

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Adjacent

(adj.) near, next to, adjoining

Alight

(v.) to get down from, step down from; to come down from the air; land

Barren

(adj.) Unproductive, bare

Disrupt

(v.) to break up, disturb

Dynasty

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

Foretaste

(n.) an advanced indication, sample, or warning.

Germinate

(v.) to begin to grow, come into being.

Humdrum

(adj.) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

Hurtle

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

Insinuate

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

Interminable

(adj.) endless, so long as to seem endless.

Interrogate

(v.) to ask questions, examine by questioning

Recompense (a)

(v.) to pay back; to give a reward

Recompense (b)

(n.) a payment for loss, service, injury

Renovate

(v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again

Résumé

(n.) A brief summary; a short-written account of one’s education, working experience, or qualifications for a job.

Sullen

(adj.) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, slugging.

Trickle

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

Trivial

(adj.) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace

Truce

(n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace.

Vicious

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