Unit 7-9 Flashcards
Farewell
Adieu
An arrival; a coming into place or view
Advent
The highest point
Apex
To absorb fully
Assimilate
False, counterfeit
Bogus
Unreasonably high
Exorbitant
The time between
Interim
To flood, overflow
Inundate
To speak evil of, slander
Malign
To wander about
Meander
A large city
Metropolis
Very important
Momentous
Noisy; unruly, disorderly
Obstreperous
Thoughtful; melancholy
Pensive
Dangerous
Perilous
Of poor quality
Shoddy
Lively, full of life
Sprightly
Angry and bad-tempered
Surly
A long, angry speech
Tirade
An idle wanderer
Vagrant
A pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence
Assurance
An institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc; a place of safety
Asylum
To comfort
The keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device
Console
To make or become larger or wider; to expand upon
Dilate
Refuse, waste products
Dross
To lessen, diminish
Dwindle
Lacking in seriousness; disrespectful, saucy
Flippant
Resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation
Immunity
To establish, set up
Organization that promotes learning
Institute
A debt; something disadvantageous
Liability
Ridiculous, senseless
Preposterous
Quarrelsome, fond of fighting
Pugnacious
Furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected by rabies
Rabid
A kingdom; a region or field of study
Realm
To make young again; to make like new
Rejuvenate
To reward, pay, reimburse
Remunerate
Meager, scant; scattered
Sparse
Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness
Sterling
A risk or daring undertaking
To expose to danger; to dare
Venture
To twist out of shape
An abnormality
Warp
Giving assistance or support
A helper, aid
Auxiliary
Frank, sincere; impartial; unposed
Candid
A small room or compartment
Cubicle
Work that is hard and tiresome
Drudgery
A representative or messenger (as of a government)
Envoy
To elevate; to increase in intensity
Escalate
A means to an end
Advantageous, useful
Expedient
To pretend
Feign
A natural quality, talent, or skill; a distinctive style
Flair
Causing sorrow or pain; serious
Grievous
Composed of different kinds, diverse
Heterogeneous
A vast number if people; a throng
Horde
To force, drive forward
Impel
Disbelieving, skeptical
Incredulous
To write or engrvae; to enter a name on a list
Inscribe
A speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
Monologue
A forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease or situation
Prognosis
With harsh, grating sound
A harsh sound
Rasping
Offensive, disagreeable, distasteful
Repugnant
To sink a ship by cutting holes in it; to get rid of something in a decisive way;
A pail
Scuttle
