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Vocab Unit 7 Part B
Part B
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English
9th Grade
02/10/2015

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Term
metropolis
Definition
(N.) a large city
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Metropolis Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: large urban center

A: hamlet, village

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momentous
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(adj.) very important
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momentous Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: consequential, weighty, portentous

A: inconsequential, trivial, slight, unimportant

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obstreperous
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(adj.) noisy; unruly, disorderly
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obsteperous Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: wild, rowdy, uncontrolled, riotous

A: quiet, well-behaved, docile

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pensive
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(adj.) thoughful; melancholy
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pensive Synonyms
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S: dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful
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perilous
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(adj.) dngerous
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perilous Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: risky, chancy, hazardous, unsafe

A: safe, secure, harmless

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shoddy
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(adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferiorworkmanship
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shoddy Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: flimsy, cheap, tacky, imitative

A: well-made, solid, durable, superior

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sprightly
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(adj.) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
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sprightly Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: frisky, peppy, spirited, animated, buoyant

A: sullen, spiritless, dull, morose, sluggish

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surly
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(adj.) angry and bad-tempored; rude
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surly Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: gruff, sullen, cranky, grouchy, hostile

A: polite, gracious, civil, friendly, gential

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tirade
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(n.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical
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tirade Synonyms
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S: harangue, diatribe, togue-lashing
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Vagrant
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(n.) an idle wanderer, tramp; (adj.) wandering aimlessly
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vagrant Synonyms and Antonyms
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S: (n.) drifter, vagabond, hobo, nomad

A: (n.) stay-at-home, homebody, resident

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