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Vocabulary Unit 7
English 9 Vocabulary Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n)an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.)wandering aimlessly. | vagrant |
| (n)a long, angry speech, usually very critical | tirade |
| (adj)angry and bad-temered; rude | surly |
| (adj)lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful | sprightly |
| (adj)of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship | shoddy |
| (adj)dangerous | perilous |
| (adj)thoughtful; melancholy | pensive |
| (adj)noisy; unruly, disorderly | obstreperous |
| (adj)very important | momentous |
| (n)a large city; the chief city of an area | metropolis |
| (v)to wander about; wind about;(n)a sharp turn or twist | meander |
| (v)to speak evil of, slander;(adj)evil | malign |
| (v)to flood, overflow; to over welm by numbers or size. | inundate |
| (n)the time between; (adj)temporary, coming between two points in time | interim |
| (adj)unreasonably high, excessive | exorbitant |
| (adj)false, counterfeit | bogus |
| (v)to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully | assimilate |
| (n)the highest point, tip | apex |
| (n)an arrival; a coming into a new place or view | advent |
| (int)"Farewell";(n)a farewell | adieu |