Unit 7 Flashcards
(20 cards)
adieu
“Farewell”
a farewell
advent
an arrival
a coming into place or view
apex
the highest point, tip
assimilate
to absorb fully
to adopt as ones 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
