VOCABULARY UNIT 7

ADIEU

• (Int) Farewell (N) a farewell
• Syn: (int) "So long" (N) "good-bye"
• Ant: (int) "hello" (n) "greeting"
• Before the skier left the race, he said his adieus to his fellow teammates

ADVENT

• (n) an arrival; a coming into a place or view
• Syn: approach; Ant: departure
• The advent of the new business idea created great interest within the company.

APEX

• (n) the highest point, tip
• Syn: peak; Ant: lowest point
• The apex of the turn is where you need to commit the ski.

ASSIMILATE

• (v) to absorb fully; to adopt as one's own; to adapt to
• Syn: digest, blend in
• As a skier skis down a difficult hill, the will have to assimilate to the different terrian

BOGUS

• (adj.) false, counterfeit
• Syn: phony; Ant: geniune
• The DSQ was bogus due to the fact that the racer made the gate

EXORBIANT

• (adj.) unreasonably high
• Syn: extrem; Ant: inexperience
• The thought of new rules to insure the safty of racers, USSA said it was exorbiant to purchase new equipment

INTERIM

• (n.) the time between (adj.) temporary, coming between points of time
• Syn: interval
• The team played well under an interim coach in substitute for the coach on medical leave

INUNDATE

• (v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by number or size
• Syn: submerge
• The downpour of torrential rains caused the run to be inundated and water was over 3 feet above the surface.

MALIGIN

• (v.) to speak evil of, slander (adj.) evil
• Syn: (v.) defame, (adj.) wicked
• Ant: (v.) praise, (adj.) kind
• Tim was misunderstood due to him reviling his malign planes to assassinate local people

MEANDER

• (v.) to wander about (n.) a sharp turn or twist
• Syn: (v) ramble
• The Isreliltes meandered for approximately 40 years in order to find the promise land

METROPOLIS

• (N.) a large city
• Syn: large urban center; Ant: villiage
• The metropolis of Buffalo has become a successful city in respects to history

MOMENTOUS

• (adj.) very important
• Syn: consequential; Ant: trivial
• The momentous decision to ether declare war on Isis was brought to the president

OBSTREPEROUS

• (adj.) noisy
• Syn: wild; Ant: quiet
• Behavior of a obstreperous student will not be tolerated by Canisius

PENSIVE

• (adj.) thoughtful; melancholy
• Syn: dreamy
• An explanation behind the child's pensive look made most of us suspicious.

PERILOUS

• (adj.) dangerous
• Syn: risky; Ant: safe
• Your perilous acts have caused us to wonder if you are safe in the classroom

SHODDY

• (adj.) of poor quality
• Syn: cheap; Ant: well-made
• The expinive skis that i bought where a shoddy knockoff

SPRIGHTLY

• (adj.) lively, full of life
• Syn: frisky; Ant: sullen
• Even if I am down due to a bad grade, my friend is as sprightly as a kid on christmas.

SURLY

• (adj.) angry and bad-tempered
• Syn: gruff; Ant: polite
• If you become irritated and frustrated you are said to be surly by many people

TIRADE

• (n.) a long angry speech
• Syn: tongue-lashing
• When the kids where being obstrepoues, the tecaher decided to give them
• a thoughtful tirad

VAGRANT

• (n.) an idle wanderer (adj.) wandering aimlessly
• Syn: hobo, nomad; Ant: stay-at-home
• Many people that can not afford a home become a vagrant and live on the streets with no home