UNIT 7 VOCABULARY

ADIEU

• N.) A farewell
• SYN: N.) good-bye
• ANT: N.) hello
• My friend said his adieus a couple hours before he left for Italy.

ADVENT

• N.) an arrival; a coming into place or view
• Syn: approach
• Ant: departure
• With the advent of spring break, people begin to plan their trips.

APEX

• N.) the highest point, tip
• Syn: peak
• Ant: lowest point
• When you climb a mountain, your ultimate goal would be to reach the apex.

ASSIMILATE

• V.) to absorb fully; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
• Syn: blend in
• On my first day of school I assimilated well because I knew a ton of people.

BOGUS

• Adj.) false, counterfeit
• Syn: phony, fake
• Ant: genuine, authentic
• Two kids I know got arrested for making bogus money.

EXORBITANT

• (adj.) unreasonably high; excessive
• syn: extreme
• ant: affordable
• The prices at the mall were ridiculously exorbitant and I refused to spend money.

INTERIM

• (n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary
• syn: (n.) interval; (adj.) stopgap
• During the interim between the previews and the movie, I got snacks.

INUNDATE

• (v.) to flood, overflow; overwhelm
• syn: submerge
• Before exam week, I was submerged with papers and notes.

MALIGN

• (V.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil
• syn: (v.) defame, badmouth; (adj.) wicked
• ant: (v.) praise, commend; (adj.) kind, benevolent
• Most girls who hate each other malign to their friends about the other girl.

MEANDER

• (v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist
• syn: (v.) ramble, zigzag, twist
• At the new school, John meandered the halls because he had no idea where to go.

METROPOLIS

• (n.) a large city; the chief city of an area
• syn: large urban center
• ant: hamlet, village
• Tokyo is the largest metropolis in the world, greater than New York City.

MOMENTOUS

• (adj.) very important
• syn: consequential
• ant: unimportant
• My decision for high school was very momentous because I would spend four years there.

OBSTREPEROUS

• (adj.) noisy; disorderly
• syn: wild, uncontrolled
• ant: quiet, well behaved
• The obstreperous fans ruined my ballpark experience.

PENSIVE

• (adj.) thoughtful, melancholy
• syn: dreamy, contemplative
• Matt was very pensive while thinking about his exam.

PERILOUS

• (adj.) dangerous
• syn: risky, unsafe
• ant: safe, secure
• I would never want to be trapped in a tiger cage because it is very perilous and scary.

SHODDY

• (adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
• syn: cheap, tacky
• ant: well made, solid, durable
• Most items found at mall kiosks are shoddy and poorly made.

SPRIGHTLY

• (adj.) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
• syn: frisky, spirited
• ant: sullen, dull
• The man was 95 years old and as sprightlyas he was when he was 16.

SURLY

• (adj.) angry and bad tempered; rude
• syn: sullen, cranky, grouchy
• ant: polite, gracious, friendly
• The cocky man was surly to the new players and they were hurt by his comments.

TIRADE

• (n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical
• syn: diatribe, tongue-lashing
• On the field, Nick got a bad call and had a tirade with the umpires.[

VAGRANT

• (n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly
• syn: (n.) vagabond, hobo, nomad
• ant: (n.) stay-at-home, resident
• Outside of Spot there is a vagrant name "Rollerblade Roy."