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Vocab Unit 7
Vocabulary Workshop Level D
8
English
9th Grade
09/28/2012

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adieu

Definition

int. Farewell, n. a farewell

 

syn: "so long", goodbye

ant: greeting

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advent

Definition

n. an arrival; coming into place

 

syn: approach

ant: exodus

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apex

Definition

n. highest point, tip

 

syn: peak, summit

ant: bottom

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assimilate

Definition

v. to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully

 

syn: digest, blend in

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bogus

Definition

adj. false, counterfeit

 

syn: phony

ant. genuine

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exorbitant

Definition

adj. unreasonably high; excessive

 

syn: extreme

ant: affordable

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interim

Definition

n. the time between; adj. temporary, coming between two points in time

 

syn: interval, provisional

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inundate

Definition

v. to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

 

syn: deluge

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