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Unit 7 vocabulary
Vocabulary Words for Unit 7
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English
9th Grade
01/28/2006

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Adieu

Word Variations: Adieus
Definition
(int.)"Farewell!";(n.) a farewell
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Advent

Word Variations: Adventing, Advents, Advented.
Definition
(n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view
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Apex

No word variations
Definition
(n.) the highest point, tip
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Assimilate

Word Variations: assimilating, assimilated, assimilates
Definition
(v.) to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
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Bogus

No word variations.
Definition
(adj.) false, counterfeit
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Exorbitant

Word Variations: Exorbitantly, Exorbitanting, Exorbitants.
Definition
(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive.
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Interim

Word Variations: Interims
Definition
(n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time.
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Inundate

Word Variations: Inundated, Inundates, Inundating.
Definition
(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size.
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Malign

Word Variations: Malignly, Maligns, Maligned.
Definition
(v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil
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Meander

Word Variations: Meandering, Meanders, Meandered.
Definition
(v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist.
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Metropolis

No word variations
Definition
(n.) a large city; the chief city of an area
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Momentous

Word Variations: Momentously
Definition
(adj.) very important
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Obstreperous

Word Variations: Opstreperously
Definition
(adj.) noisy; unruly, disorderly
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Pensive

Word Variations: Pensively
Definition
(adj.) thoughful; melancholy
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Perilous

Word Variations: Perilously, Perilousing, Perilous'
Definition
(adj.) dangerous
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Shoddy




No word variations.
Definition
(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship
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Sprightly




No word variations.
Definition
(adj.) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
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Surly




No word variations
Definition
(adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude
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Tirade




Word Variations: Tirades, Tirading, Tiraded.
Definition
(n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical
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Vagrant




Word Variations: Vagrantly, Vagrants, Vagrants.
Definition
(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly
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