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Vocab - D section 7
Level D, section 7 words and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Adieu | "Farewell" |
| Advent | An arrival; a coming into place or view |
| Apex | The highest point, the tip |
| Assimilate | To absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully |
| Bogus | False, counterfeit |
| Exorbitant | Unreasonably high; excessive |
| Interim | The time between; temporary, coming between two points in time |
| Inundate | To flood, overflow, to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| Malign | To speak evil of, slander, evil |
| Meander | To wander about, wind about, a sharp turn or twist |
| Metropolis | A large city; the chief city of an area |
| Momentous | Very important |
| Obstreperous | Noisy; unruly, disorderly |
| Pensive | Thoughtful; melancholy |
| Perilous | Dangerous |
| Shoddy | Of poor 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 critical |
| Vagrant | An idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly |