VOCAB UNIT 7

ADIEU

• (N.) a farwell
• Synonyms- goodbye
• Antonyms- greetings
• My sister and I were bidding adieu, when she was peaving for college.

ADVENT

• (N.) An arrival; a coming into place or view.
• Synonyms- approach
• Antonyms-departure, going away
• We celebrated my sisters advent into Buffalo.

APEX

• (n.) the highest point, tip
• Synonyms- peak, summit, acme
• Antonyms- nadir, lowest point
• The apex of Mount Everest is 29,029 feet abpve sea level.

ASSIMILATE

• (V.)To absorb fully; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
• Synonyms- digest, blend in
• Many spanish students assimilate themselves to U.S culture when visiting in the United States.

BOGUS

• (adj) false, counterfeit
• Synonyms: phony fake spurious
• Antonyms: genuine authentic
• His alibi for being at home during tue crime is bogus.

EXORBITANT

• Unreasonably high; excessive
• Synonyms- extreme, inordinate, overpriced
• Anytonyms-inexpensive, affordable, reasonable
• Micheal Jordan's new shoe, The Legend Blues are extremely exorbitant

INTERM

• (N.) the time between ( Adj.) Temporary, coming between two points in time
• Synoy,ms- interval, interlude
• Ms. Webber-Miller was a interim teacher, while Ms. Hogan was sick.

INUDATE

• (V.) to flood, overflow, to overwhelm by number and size
• Submerge, deluge, swamp
• Pizza purchases inundate, during Superbowl Sunday.

MALIGN

• (v.) to speak evil of (adj) evil
• Synonyms- defame, vilify, badmouth, wicked
• Antonyms-praise, commend, kind, benevolent
• Mike maligned Rick so, he could win class president

MEANDER

• (V.) to wander about, wind about (n.) A sharp twist or turn
• Synonyms-ramble, zigzag, twist
• Moses meandered the desert for 40 years.

METROPOLIS

• (n.) a large city
• Synonyms- large, urban, center
• Antonyms- hamlet, village
• Atlantis is an underwater metrpolis

MOMENTOUSE

• (Adj.) very important
• Synonyms- consequential, weighty
• Antonym- inconsequential, trival, slight, unimportant
• Graduating middle school was a momentous occasion.

OBSTREPTOUS

• (adj.) noisy, unruly, disordely
• Synonyms- wild, uncontrolled, ritous
• Antonyms- quiet, well behaved, docile
• Seattle Seahawks fans are obstreperous during football games.

PENSIVE

• (adj.) thoughtful, melancholy
• Synonyms- dreamy, contemplative
• My mom is pensive with her buisness every day.

PERLIOUS

• (adj.)dangerous
• Synonyms-risky, chancy, hazardous unsafe
• Antonyms- safe secure harmless
• Its perlious to leave your front in the door open.

SHODDY

• (adj.)of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
• Synonyms- cheap tacky imitative
• Antonym-well made, solid, durable, superior
• I was dissointed of tour shoddy performance.

SPRIGHTLY

• (adj.) lively, full of life spicy flavorful
• Synonyms- frrisky, peppy, spirited, buoyant
• Antonyms- sullen, sprite less, dull, morose, sluggish
• Richard Sherman will sprightly if they win the Super Bowl

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SURLY

• (adj.) angry and bad tempered
• Synonyms-gruff, sullen, crancky, grouchy, hostile
• Antonyms- polite, gracious, civil, friendly, genial
• I was angry when I lost my game.

TIRADE

• (N.) a long angry speech usually very critical
• Synoyms- diatribe, tongue lashing
• Coach Brodnicki went on a tirade at halftime.

VAGRANT

• (n.) an idle wanderer
• Synonyms- vagabond, hobo, nomad
• Antonym-stay at home, resident
• The vagrant hobo ask for two dollars.