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To flow or fall by drops or in a small stream
Trickle
Repay
Recompense
Mount, board, take off
Alight
After separating from its booster rocket, the capsule began to ___ through space.
Hurtle
A homeowner may motivate a contractor to update an old kitchen. To repair and restore that kitchen is to ...
Renovate
In 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus. Her action helped interrupt and challenge the normal operation of segregation in Alabama. What vocab word means to disturb or break up?
Disrupt
A powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
Dynasty
Insignificant, trifling
Trivial
Crawl, creep
Hurtle
Two detectives helped the young, inexperienced officer to ___ the suspect.
Interrogate
If you apply for a job at a fancy cafe, you'll probably bring a document listing your education and work experience called a ...
Resume
Disney's Magic Kingdom and Epcot are two theme parks located right next to one another. If two things are alongside one another, what would we say they are?
Adjacent
Disrupt
Question, query
Interrogate
Cheerful, blithe, vivacious
Sullen
After tense negotiations, the warring nations reluctantly agree to a five day ___.
Truce
A tiny seed may eventually generate a new plant. When the seed begins to grow it will...
Germinate
Before a new Marvel movie is released, the studio often shows a short preview that gives fans an idea of what's coming. What vocab word means an advance indication or preview?
To get down from, step down from; To come down from the air, land
Alight
Monotonous, prosaic, boring
Humdrum
Fertile, fruitful
Barren
The ___ rumor was damaging to their budding friendship.
Vicious
Instead of saying something directly, a person might try to communicate an idea indirectly. To hint at something without saying it outright is to ...
Insinuate
In Harry Potter, Harry and his friends receive rewards for their actions. More generally, if someone gives you money or something of value to repay you for a loss, a service or a favor, what word would describe that payment?
Recompense
To suggest or hint slyly; To edge into something indirectly
Insinuate
Alongside, nearby, neighboring
Adjacent
Wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up
Germinate
All household tasks are ___, according to my brother, who never helps with them.
Humdrum
If an unforgettable movie seems to go on forever, you might describe its running time as ...
Interminable
Truce