Vocabulary Review 7 & 8

Question 0

Advent

Answer 0

N.) an arrival; a coming into place or view

Question 1

Adieu

Answer 1

Int.) Farewell!

N.) a farewell

Question 2

Apex

Answer 2

N.) the highest point, tip

Question 3

Assimilate

Answer 3

V.) to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

Question 4

Bogus

Answer 4

Adj.) false, counterfeit

Question 5

Exorbitant

Answer 5

Adj.) unreasonably high; excessive

Question 6

Interim

Answer 6

N.) the time between

Adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

Question 7

Inundate

Answer 7

V.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

Question 8

Malign

Answer 8

V.) to speak of evil, slander

Adj.) evil

Question 9

Meander

Answer 9

V.) to wander about, wind about

N.) a sharp turn or twist

Question 10

Metropolis

Answer 10

N.) a large city; the chief city of an area

Question 11

Momentous

Answer 11

Adj.) very important

Question 12

Obstreperous

Answer 12

Adj.) noisy; unruly, disorderly

Question 13

Pensive

Answer 13

Adj.) thoughtful; melancholy

Question 14

Perilous

Answer 14

Adj.) dangerous

Question 15

Shoddy

Answer 15

Adj.) of poor quality; characterized by inferior workmanship

Question 16

Sprightly

Answer 16

Adj.) lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

Question 17

Surly

Answer 17

Adj.) angry and bad-tempered; rude

Question 18

Tirade

Answer 18

N.) a long, angry speech, usually very critical

Question 19

Vagrant

Answer 19

N.) an idle wanderer, tramp

Adj.) wandering aimlessly

Question 20

Assurance

Answer 20

N.) a pledge; freedom from doubt, self-confidence

Question 21

Asylum

Answer 21

N.) an institution for the care of children, elderly people, etc.; a place of safety

Question 22

Console

Answer 22

V.) to comfort

N.) the keyboard of an organ; a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device.

Question 23

Dilate

Answer 23

V.) to make or become larger or wider; to expand upon

Question 24

Dross

Answer 24

N.) refuse, waste products

Question 25

Dwindle

Answer 25

V.) to lessen, diminish

Question 26

Flippant

Answer 26

Adj.) lacking in seriousness, disrespectful, saucy

Question 27

Immunity

Answer 27

N.) resistance to disease; freedom from some charge or obligation

Question 28

Institute

Answer 28

V.) to establish, set up

N.) an organization for the promotion of learning

Question 29

Liability

Answer 29

N.) a debt; something disadvantageous

Question 30

Preposterous

Answer 30

Adj.) ridiculous, senseless

Question 31

Rabid

Answer 31

Adj.) furious, violently intense, unreasonably extreme; mad; infected with rabies

Question 32

Realm

Answer 32

N.) a kingdom; a region of field of study

Question 33

Rejuvenate

Answer 33

V.) to make young again; to make like new

Question 34

Remunerate

Answer 34

V.) to reward, pay, reimburse

Question 35

Sparse

Answer 35

Adj.) meager, scant; scattered

Question 36

Sterling

Answer 36

Adj.) genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fitness

Question 37

Venture

Answer 37

N.) a risky or daring undertaking

V.) to expose to danger; to dare

Question 38

Warp

Answer 38

V.) to twist out of shape

N.) an abnormality

Question 39

Pugnacious

Answer 39

Adj.) quarrelsome, fond of fighting