2.
powerful family or group of rulers
4.
dull, ordinary, routine
5.
to suggest or hint slyly
7.
a brief summary of one's education or work experience
8.
not important, minor, ordinary
11.
near, next to, adjoining
12.
not productive, sterile
14.
an advance sample, advance warning
15.
to fling or hurl forcefully
17.
to pay back, payment for loss
19.
silent or brooding, grumpy
20.
to fall by drops, a small, irregular quantity
