Unit 7 SAT Vocabulary Flashcards
Advent
N
-an arrival; a coming into place, view or being;
Adieu
N
-the act of leaving or departing; farewell
Apex
N
-the highest point, tip
Assimilate
V
- to take in and incorporate as one’s own; absorb
- to compare; like (follower by to/with)
Bogus
Adj
-not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham; false;
Exorbitant
Adj
-highly excessive; exceeding the bounds to customs, ect.
Interim
N
- the time between; interval; meantime
- a temporary/provisional arrangement; stopgap; makeshift
Inundate
V
-to flood; cover or over spread with water; deluge
Malign
V
-to speak harmful untruths about, slander; defame
Adj
-pernicious, evil, malevolent
Meander
V
-to proceed by taking a winding path; wandering aimlessly
Metropolis
N
- any large, busy city
- the chief, and sometimes capital, city, state or region
Momentous
Adj
-of great or far-reaching importance or consequence
Obstreperous
Adj
- resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner: unruly
- noisy, clamorous, or boisterous
Pensive
Adj
-dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
Perilous
Adj
-involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous
Sprightly
Adj
-animated, vivacious, gay; lively
Shoddy
Adj
- of poor quality or inferior workmanship
- intentionally rude or inconsiderate; shabby
N
- a fibrous material obtained by shredding inflected tag/waste
- anything inferior, esp. Handmade item/manufactured product unknown
Surly
Adj
- churlishly rude or bad tempered
- dark or dismal; menacing; threatening
Tirade
N
- a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation
- a long vehement speech
- a passage dealing with a single theme or idea
Vagrant
N
- a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment; vagabond; tramp
- a beggar
