Vocab 7

20 cards·by bdubi17

Adieu

Farewell

Advent

an arrival; coming into place or view

apex

the highest point

assimilate

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

bogus

false

exorbitant

unreasonably high, excessive

interim

the time between; temporary, coming between 2 points of time

inundate

to flood, overflow

malign

to speak evil of, slander; evil

meander

to wander about, wind about

metropolis

a large city

momentous

very important

obstreperous

noisy; unruly disorderly

pensive

thoughtful

perilous

dangerous

shoddy

of poor quality

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