English Vocabulary D7

20 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Adieu
(int., n.) "farewell!", a farewell
Advent
(n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view
Apex
(n.) the highest point, tip
Assimilate
(v.) to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
Bogus
(adj.) false, counterfeit
Exorbitant
(adj.) unreasonably high; excessive
Interim
(n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time
Inundate
(v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
Malign
(v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil
Meander
(v.) to wander about, wind about
Metropolis
(n.) a large city; the chief city of an area
Momentous
(adj.) very important
Obstreperous
(adj.) noisy; unruly, disorderly
Pensive
(adj.) thoughtful
Perilous
(adj.) dangerous