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Unit 7
vocabulary words
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English
9th Grade
01/13/2010
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adieu
 Definition
Farewell
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advent
 Definition
an arrival
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apex
 Definition
the highest point
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assimilate
 Definition
to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own adapt fully
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bogus
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false, counterfit
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exorbitant
 Definition
unreasonably high
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interim
 Definition
the time between
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inundate
 Definition
to flood, overflow
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malign
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to speak evil of
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meander
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to wander about, wind about
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metropolis
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a large city
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momentous
 Definition
very important
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obstreperous
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noisy; unruly, disorderly
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pensive
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thoughtful: melancholy
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perilous
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dangerous
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shoddy
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of poor quality
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sprightly
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lively, full of life
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surly
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angry and bad tempered
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TIRADE
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a long angry speech
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vagrant
 Definition
an edle wanderer, tramp
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