Unit 7 vocab Honors English Study

Adieu

farewell, so long, goodbye

advent

an arrival; a coming into place or view

apex

the highest point, tip

assimilate

to absorb fully or make ones own

bogus

false, counter fit

exorbitant

unreasonably right; excessive

interim

the time between

inundate

to flood; overflow; to overwhelm

malign

to speak evil of; to slander

meander

to wander about, wind about

metropolis

a large city, the chief city of an area

momentous

very important

obstreperous

noisy, unruly, disorderly

pensive

thoughtful; melancholy

perilous

dangerous

shoddy

of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

surly

angry and bad tempered; rude

tirade

a long, angry speech, usually very critical

vagrant

an idle wanderer, tramp