Vocab (7) Unit 1

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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

(adj.) lighted up

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barren

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(adj.) not productive, bare

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disrupt

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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 or power for some time

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foretaste

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(n.) 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