Level D Unit 7

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Word
definition
adieu  farewell: so long good-bye; antonyms: hello, greeting  
advent  an arrival; a coming into place or view; approach; antonyms: departure, going away, exodus  
apex  the highest point, tip, peak, sumit, acme, crowning; antonyms: bottom,nadir  
assimilate  to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully digest, incorporate, blend in  
bogus  false, counterfeit phony, fake, spurious antonyms: genuine, authentic  
exorbitant  unreasonable high; excessive, exztreme, inordinate, overpriced antonyms: inexpensuve, affordable, reasonable  
interim  the time between; tempporary, coming between two points in time, interval, interlude, provisional, stopgap  
inundate  to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size, submerge, deluge, swamp  
malign  to speak evil of, slander; evil, defame, vilify, badmouth; wicked antonyms: praise, commend; kind, benevolent  
meander  to wander about, wind about, a sharp turn or twist ramble, roam, zigzag, twist  
metropolis  a large city; the chief city of an area, large urban center antonyms; hamlet, village  
momentous  very important, consequential, weighty, portentous antonyms: inconsequential, trivial, slight, unimportant  
obstreperous  noisy; unruly, disorderly, wild, rowdy, uncontrolled, riotous antonyms: quiet, well-behaved, docile  
pensive  thoughtful; melancholy dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful  
perilous  dangerous, risky, chancy, hazardous, unsafe antonyms: safe, secure, harmless  
shoddy  ofpoor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship, flimsy, cheaop, tacky, imitative antonyms: well-made, solid, durable, superior  
sprightly  lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful, frisky, peppy, spirited, animated, buoyant antonyms: sullen, spiritless, dull, morose, sluggish  
surly  angry and bad-tempered; rude, gruff, sullen, cranky, grouchy, hostile antonyms: polite, gracious, civil, friendly, genial  
tirade  a long, angry speech, usually very critical, harangue, diatribe, tongue lashing  
vagrant  an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly, drifter, vagabond, hobo, nomad antonyms: stay-at-home, homebody, resident  


   

 
 

 
 

 

 
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