Vocabulary Workshop Level B, Unit 1

Flashcards based on vocabulary words and their parts of speech from Vocabulary Workshop Level B, Unit 1.

recompense (n.)

a payment for loss, service, or injury

alight (v.)

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

humdrum (adj.)

ordinary, dull, routine, without variation

vicious (adj.)

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

foretaste (n.)

an advance indication, sample, or warning

adjacent (adj.)

near, next to, adjoining

recompense (v.)

to pay back; to give a reward

trickle (n.)

a small, irregular quantity of anything

sullen (adj.)

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

alight (adj.)

lighted up

interminable (adj.)

endless, so long as to seem endless

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

hurtle (v.)

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

trickle (v.)

to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream

disrupt (v.)

to break up, disturb

germinate (v.)

to begin to grow, come into being

barren (adj.)

not productive, bare

trivial (adj.)

not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace

dynasty (n.)

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

truce (n.)

a pause in fighting, temporary peace

insinuate (v.)

to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly

interrogate (v.)

to ask questions, examine by questioning