Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 7. ??

adieu

(Int) "Farewell!" (N.) a farewell

advent

an arrival; a coming into place or view

apex

the highest point, tip

assimilate

to absorb fully, to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully

bogus

false, counterfeit

exorbitant

unreasonably high; excessive

interim

(N.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

inundate

(V.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

malign

(V.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil

meander

(v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist

metropolis

(n.) a large city; the chief city of an area

momentous

(Adj.) very important

obtreperous

(Adj.) noisy, unruly, disorderly

pensive

thoughtful; melancholy

perlious

dangerous

shoddy

of poor quality; characterized by interior 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; (adj.) wandering aimlessly