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 Means “to begin to grow” 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 Means “to disturb” 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 Means “to throw (hard)”, or “to fly quickly” 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 Means “to suggest (without actually saying it)” 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 Means “to ask questions” (usually of one person) 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 Means “Grumpy,” or “in a quiet, bad mood” 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 Means “violent,” or “hurtful” Adverb: viciously Means “violent,” or “hurtful” The vicious squirrel went on a rampage and attacked nine people before it was finally subdued.