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vocab 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adieu | "Farewell", Goodbye |
| Advent | an arrival, a coming into place or view |
| Apex | the highest point, tip |
| Assimilate | to absorb fully; to adopt as one's own |
| Bogus | false |
| Exorbitant | unreasonably high; excessive |
| interim | (n)the time in between, (adj) temporary, coming between two points in time |
| inundate | to flood, overflow; overwhelm by numbers or size |
| Malign | To speak evil of, slander |
| Meander | (V) To wander about, (N) a sharp turn or twist |
| Metropolis | A large city; chief city of an area |
| Momentous | Very important |
| Obstreperous | noisy, unruly, disorderly |
| Pensive | thoughtful, melancholy |
| Perilous | dangerous |
| Shoddy | poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship |
| Sprightly | lively, full of life |
| Surly | angry and bad tempered; rude |
| Tirade | a long, angry speech |
| Vagrant | an idle wanderer, tramp |