VOCAB UNIT 7

ADIEU

• N. A farewell
• SYn. Goodbye
• Ant. greeting
• We said our adieus as we left.

ADVENT

• N. An arrival
• SYn. Approach
• Ant. Leave
• We welcomed the advent of school break

APEX

• N. A peak, highest point
• Syn. Summit, tip
• Ant. Bottom, lowest point
• We reached the apex of the mountain

ASSIMILATE

• V. To absorb into
• Syn. Blend in
• They had to assimilate into the new country

BOGUS

• Adj. false
• Syn. phony, fake
• Ant.genuine
• The rumor of him leaving school was bogus

EXORBITANT

• Adj. unreasonably high
• Syn. Extreme, excessive
• Ant. Reasonable
• His request for my prized possession was exorbitant

INTERIM

• N. Time between
• Adj.temporary, coming between two
• Syn. Interval
• Ant. stopgate
• In the interim between tests, we had lunch

INUNDATE

• V. To overwhelm by numbers or size
• Syn. submerge, flood
• We were inundated with work after break

MALIGN

• V. To speak of evil (adj.) Evil
• Syn. Defame, wicked
• Ant. Praise, kind
• People tend to malign dragons in fairytails

MEANDER

• V. To wander (n.) turn or twist
• Syn. Curb
• The river meandered around the boulder

METROPOLIS

• N. Large city
• Syn. Large urban center
• Ant. Village
• The metropolis of a city thrived

MOMENTOUS

• Adj. very important
• Syn. Consiquental
• Ant. Trivial
• Choosing to drink is a momentous decision

OBSTREPEROUS

• Adj. noisy
• Syn. Wild, uncontrolled
• Ant. Quiet, well behaved
• The obstreperous students got JUG

PENSIVE

• Adj. Thoughtful
• Syn. Contemplative
• The pensive student got high grades

PERILOUS

• Adj. dangerous
• Syn. Risky, unsafe
• Ant. Safe, secure
• All action movies have a perilous moment

SHODDY

• Adj. Poor quality
• Syn. Fragile, cheap
• Ant. Durable, superior
• The shoddy chair broke the first day

SPRIGHTLY

• Adj. lively, full of life
• Syn. Peppy, frisky
• Ant. Dull, spiritless
• The sprightly child ran the whole distance

SURLY

• Adj. angry, rude
• Stn. Bad-tempered
• Ant. POlite, civil
• The surly child was punished

TIRADE

• N. Long, angry speech
• Syn. Ramble
• The man's tirade didnt effect the audience

VAGRANT

• N. Tramp (adj.) wander aimlessly
• Syn. Hobo, homeless
• Ant. Resident, stay-at-home