VOCABULARY LIST ONE ENGLISH ONE ADJACENT Adjective Means

VOCABULARY LIST ONE ENGLISH ONE

ADJACENT • Adjective • Means “next to, ” “beside, ” or “near” • No additional conjugations • Some cruel jerk opened a pizza restaurant adjacent my gym, so every time I work out, I am reminded how much I love pizza.

BARREN • Adjective • Means “empty and lifeless, ”--refers to a place where nothing grows • No additional conjugations • The farmer looked at his barren field and knew that he was ruined.

GERMINATE • Verb • Germinates, germinated, germinating • Means “to begin to grow” • Can refer to something literal (like a plant) or figurative (like an idea) • When the seeds he planted finally germinated, the farmer was relieved. • After his sketchy response, my belief that he stole my phone began to germinate.

DISRUPT • Verb • Disrupts, disrupted, disrupting • Means “to disturb” • My attempt to study was disrupted by my little sister singing “Let It Go” at the top of her lungs.

HUMDRUM • Adjective • No additional conjugations • Means “ordinary, ” “same old” • After being criticized for my humdrum style, I started dressing like Lady Gaga every day.

HURTLE • Verb • Hurtled, hurtles, hurtling • Means “to throw (hard)”, or “to fly quickly” • When I saw a huge spider on the wall, I hurtled my plate at it and ran screaming from the room.

INSINUATE • Verb • Insinuates, insinuated, insinuating • Means “to suggest (without actually saying it)” • The girl insinuated that she wanted him to ask her out by saying that she was bored and wanted to go somewhere.

INTERMINABLE • Adjective • No other conjugations • Means “never ending” • “term” usually means “end”—terminate, terminal… • The line at Magic Mountain seemed interminable, especially since it was so hot out.

INTERROGATE • Verb • Interrogates, interrogated, interrogating • Means “to ask questions” (usually of one person) • The police interrogated the suspect until he finally confessed to the crime.

SULLEN • Adjective • Adverb: sullenly • Means “Grumpy, ” or “in a quiet, bad mood” • The child was sullen all morning because his mom wouldn’t let him watch Spongebob and eat cupcakes for breakfast.

TRIVIAL • Adjective • No other conjugations • Means “not important, ” or “insignificant” • Please, I do not want to hear the trivial details of your relationship; nobody cares!

VICIOUS • Adjective • Adverb: viciously • Means “violent, ” or “hurtful” • The vicious squirrel went on a rampage and attacked nine people before it was finally subdued.