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Vocab Unit 7
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English
9th Grade
02/10/2011

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Adieu
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(int) to bid farewell
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Advent
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(n) An arrival, a coming into place or view
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Apex
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(n) the highest point
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Assimilate
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(v) to absorb fully or to make one's own, to adopt as ones own, to adapt fully
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Bogus
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(adj) false, counterfeit
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interim
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(n)the time between
(adj) temporary, coming between two points in time
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Inundate
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(v) to flood, overflow, to overwhelm by numbers or size
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Malign
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(v) to speak of evil, slander
(adj) evil
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Meander
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(v) to wander about, wind about
(n) a sharp twist or turn
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Metropolis
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(n) a large city, the chief city of an area
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Momentous
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(adj) very important
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Obstreperous
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(adj) noisy, unruly, disorderly
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Pensive
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(adj) thoughtful, melancholy
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Perilous
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(adj) dangerous
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Shoddy
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(adj) of poor quality, characterized by interior workmanship
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Sprightly
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(adj) lively, full of life, spicy, flavorful
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Surly
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(adj) angry and bad tempered, rude
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Tirade
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(n) a long, angry speech, usually very critical
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vagrant
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(n) an idle wanderer, tramp
(adj) wandering aimlessly
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Exorbitant
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(adj)unreasonably high, excessive
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