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vocab unit 7
Term | Definition |
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adieu | "farewell!" |
adieu | a farewell |
advent | an arrival:a coming into place or view |
apex | the highest point, tip |
assimilate | to absorb fully: to adopt as one's own: to adapt fully |
bogus | false, counterfeit |
exorbitant | unreasonably high: excessive |
interim | the time between |
interim | temporary, coming between two points of time |
inundate | to flood, overflow: to overwhelm by numbers or size |
malign | to speak evil of, slander |
malign | evil |
meander | to wander about, wind about |
meander | a sharp turn or twist |
metropolis | a large city:the chief city of an area |
momentous | very important |
obstreperous | noisy: unruly, disordely |
pensive | thoughtful: melancoly |
perilous | dangerous |
shoddy | of pour quality: characterized by inferior workmanship |
sprightly | lively, full of life: spicy, flavorful |
surly | angry and bad-tempered: rude |
tirade | a long, angry speech, usually very criticle |
vargant | an idle wanderer, tramp |
vagrant | wandering aimlessly |