| Question | Answer |
| Adieu | int. Farewell |
| Adieu | n. a farewell |
| Advent | n. an arrival; a coming into place or view |
| apex | n. the highest point, tip |
| assimilate | v. to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully |
| bogus | adj. flase, counterfeit |
| exorbitant | unreasonably high; excessive |
| interim | n. the time between |
| interim | adj. temporary, coming between two points in time |
| inundate | v. to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| malign | v. to speak evil of, slander |
| malign | adj. evil |
| meander | v. to wander about, wind about |
| meander | n. a sharp turn or twist |
| metropolis | n. a large city; the chief city of an area |
| momentous | adj. very important |
| obstreperous | adj.noisy; unruly, disorderly |
| pensive | adj. thoughtful; melancholy |
| perilous | adj. dangerous |
| shoddy | adj. of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
| sprightly | adj. lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful |
| surly | adj. angry and bad-tempered; rude |
| tirade | n. a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| vagrant | n. aidle wanderer, tramp |
| vagrant | adj. wandering aimlessly |
| assurance | n. a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence |
| asylum | n. an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.;a place of safety |
| console | v. to comfort |
| console | n. the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device |
| dilate | v. to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon |
| dross | n. refuse, waste products |
| dwindle | v. to lessen, diminish |
| flippant | adj. lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy |
| immunity | n. resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation |
| institute | v. to establish, set up |
| institute | n. an organization for the promotion of learning |
| liability | n. a debt; something disadvantageos |
| preposterous | adj. ridiculous, senseless |
| pugnacious | adj. quarrelsome, fond of fighting |
| rabid | adj. furious, violently intense, unreasoably extreme; mad; infected with rabies |
| realm | n. a kingdom; a region or field of study |
| rejuvenate | v. to make young again; to make like new |
| remunerate | v. to reward, pay, reimburse |
| sparse | adj. meager, scant; scattered |
| sterling | adj. genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness |
| venture | n. a risky or daring undertaking |
| venture | v. to expose to danger; to dare |
| warp | v. to twist out of shape |
| warp | n. an abnormality |
