Vocab: Section 7

Question 0

Surly

Answer 0

grumpy, bad-tempered

Question 1

Bogus

Answer 1

counterfeit or fake; not genuine

Question 2

Obstreperous

Answer 2

noisily and stubbornly; defiant; boisterous

Question 3

Pensive

Answer 3

Deep in thought

Question 4

Momentous

Answer 4

Very significant

Question 5

Meander

Answer 5

to wind and turn; proceed in course

Question 6

Advent

Answer 6

the coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, stage or personage

Question 7

Inundate

Answer 7

to fill with an overflowing abundance

Question 8

Exorbitant

Answer 8

exceeding all bounds

Question 9

Sprightly

Answer 9

Full of spirit

Question 10

Vagrant

Answer 10

a person who wanders about and has no permanent home or employment

Question 11

Perilous

Answer 11

full of or involving danger

Question 12

Assimilate

Answer 12

to absorb into a prevailing culture; to learn

Question 13

Interim

Answer 13

serving during a temporary interval of time

Question 14

Tirade

Answer 14

A long, angry speech

Question 15

Metropolis

Answer 15

a chief city, either the capital or most important city of the state

Question 16

Shoddy

Answer 16

Of poor quality

Question 17

Apex

Answer 17

Highest point on a mountain

Question 18

Malign

Answer 18

to speak evil of, especially to do so falsely or severely

Question 19

Adieu

Answer 19

a farewell or goodbye

Question 20

Flux

Answer 20

A state of constant change

Question 21

Egress

Answer 21

An exit; a passage out

Question 22

Daunt

Answer 22

To reduce the courage of; discourage

Question 23

Gird

Answer 23

To prepare oneself for an action, or event

Question 24

Penury

Answer 24

Extreme poverty

Question 25

Gothic

Answer 25

Of or relating to the Middle Ages.

Question 26

Despot

Answer 26

An absolute ruler; a dictator or tyrant

Question 27

Hovel

Answer 27

A small, dirty house

Question 28

Cadaverous

Answer 28

Resembling a corpse

Question 29

Felicity

Answer 29

The state of being happy; bliss