English Vocabulary 3/1-Hou

Adieu

def: goodbye

pos: noun

syn: farewell

example: As the plane flew away, she whispered a tearful adieu to her family.

Advent

def: start

pos: noun

syn: creation of

example: Before the advent of railways, communications were slow and difficult.

Apex

def: highest point

pos: noun

syn: peak

example: The climbers reached the apex of Mt. Everest in record time.

Assimilate

def: adapt

pos: verb

syn: absorb fully

example: I had to assimilate to my friend's habits due to staying at her house for a long period of time.

Exorbitant

def: extremely high

pos: adj.

syn: excessive

example: The amount of candy he consumed was exorbitant so no wonder his stomach hurt.

Interim

def: intervening

pos: noun

syn: meantime

example: There was a brief interim when the girl paused for a drink.

Inundate

def: overbearing, to flood

pos: verb

syn: overwhelming

example: I was inundated with information as a new mom and found I was unable to focus because there was too much.

Malign

def: to slander

pos: verb

syn: denigrate

example: My brother likes to malign and spread false accusations to my mom.

Obstreperous

def: noisy

pos: adj.

syn: rowdy

example: The obstreperous neighbors were inundated with complaints about their parties.

Pensive

def: thoughtful, reflective

pos: adj.

syn: careful, melancholy

example: The pensive student took longer to answer because she was carefully choosing the answer.

Shoddy

def: of poor quality

pos: adj.

syn: messy

example: Her handwriting is really shoddy because I was unable to read it.

Sprightly

def: joyful, energetic

pos: adj.

syn: lively

example: My grandmother was sprightly and often woke early each day to walk three miles with her dog, even at the age of 80.

Surly

def: angry

pos: adj.

syn: rude, ill natured

example: The surly child never smiled and talked-back to adults.

Tirade

def: an angry speech

pos: noun

syn: rant

example: The president gave a tirade about the terrorist attack due to his anger over lives lost.

Vagrant

def: an idle wanderer

pos:noun

syn: drifter, wanderer

example: The main character became a vagrant because his home got destroyed in a violent storm.