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| 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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