Vocabulary Workshop Level D Unit 7

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surly

(adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude

perilous

(adj.) dangerous

bogus

(adj.) false, counterfeit

sprightly

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

obstreperous

(adj.) noisy; unruly, disorderly

shoddy

(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

pensive

(adj.) thoughtful; melancholy

exorbitant

(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

momentous

(adj.) very important

adieu

(int.) "Farewell!"; (n.) a farewell

metropolis

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

tirade

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

advent

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

vagrant

(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly

apex

(n.) the highest point, tip

interim

(n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

assimilate

(v.) to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully

inundate

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

malign

(v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil

meander

(v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist


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