1. Vocabulary Level D Unit 7

2. Adieu
(int) goodbye;“Farewell”

3. Advent
(n) an arrival; a coming into place or view

4. Apex
(n) the highest point, tip

5. Assimilate
(v) to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adapt fully

6. Bogus
(adj) false, counterfeit

7. Exorbitant
(adj) unreasonably high; excessive

8. Interim (n) the time between
(adj) temporary, coming between two points of time

9. Inundate
(v) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

10. Malign
(v) to speak evil of, to slander
(adj) evil

11. Meander
(v) to wander about, wind about

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

13. Momentous
(adj) very important

14. Obstreperous
(adj) noisy; unruly, disorderly

15. Pensive
(adj) thoughtful; melancholy

16. Perilous
(adj) dangerous

17. Shoddy
(adj) of poor quality; poorly done

18. Sprightly
(adj) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

19. Surly
(adj) angry and bad-tempered; rude

20. Tirade
(n) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

21. Vagrant
(n) an idle wanderer, bum
(adj) wandering aimlessly