Vocab Quiz Unit 7-8

Front 1

adieu

Back 1

farewell;

Front 2

advent

Back 2

an arrival;
a coming into place or view

Front 3

apex

Back 3

the highest point;
tip

Front 4

assimilate

Back 4

to absorb fully;
make one's own;
to adopt as one' own;
to adapt fully

Front 5

bogus

Back 5

false;
counterfeit

Front 6

exorbitant

Back 6

unreasonably high;
excessive

Front 7

interim

Back 7

the time between;
temporary;
comping between two points in time

Front 8

inundate

Back 8

to flood;
overflow;
to overwhelm by numbers or size

Front 9

malign

Back 9

to speak evil of;
slander;
evil

Front 10

meander

Back 10

to wander about;
wind about;
a sharp turn or twist

Front 11

metropolis

Back 11

a large city;
the chief of city of an area

Front 12

momentous

Back 12

very important

Front 13

obstreperous

Back 13

noisy;
unruly;
disorderly

Front 14

pensive

Back 14

thoughtful;
melancholy

Front 15

perilous

Back 15

dangerous

Front 16

shoddy

Back 16

of poor quality;
characterized by inferior workmanship

Front 17

sprightly

Back 17

lively;
full of life;
spicy;
flavorful

Front 18

surly

Back 18

angry and bad-tempered;
rude

Front 19

tirade

Back 19

a long angry speech usually very critical

Front 20

vagrant

Back 20

an idle wanderer;
tramp;
wandering aimlessly

Front 21

assurance

Back 21

a pledge;
freedom from doubt;
self-confidence

Front 22

asylum

Back 22

an institution for the care of children;
elderly people;
a place of safety

Front 23

console

Back 23

to comfort;
the keyboard of an organ;
a control panel for an electrical or mechanical device

Front 24

dilate

Back 24

to make or become larger or wider;
to expand upon

Front 25

dross

Back 25

refuse;
waste products

Front 26

dwindle

Back 26

to lessen;
diminish

Front 27

flippant

Back 27

lacking in seriousness;
disrespectful;
saucy

Front 28

immunity

Back 28

resistance to disease;
freedom from some charge or obligation

Front 29

institute

Back 29

to establish;
set up;
an organization for the promotion of learning

Front 30

liability

Back 30

a debt;
something disadvantageous

Front 31

preposterous

Back 31

ridiculous;
senseless

Front 32

pugnacious

Back 32

quarrelsome;
fond of fighting

Front 33

rabid

Back 33

furious;
violently intense;
unreasonably extreme;
mad;
infected with rabies

Front 34

realm

Back 34

a kingdom;
a region or field of study

Front 35

rejuvenate

Back 35

to reward;
pay;
reimburse

Front 36

rumunerate

Back 36

to rewind;
pay;
reimburse

Front 37

sparse

Back 37

meager;
scant;
scattered

Front 38

sterling

Back 38

genuine;
excellent;
made of silver of standard fineness

Front 39

venture

Back 39

a risky or daring undertaking;
to expose to danger;
to dare

Front 40

warp

Back 40

to twist out of shape;
an abnormality