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| adieu (int.) | "Farewell!" |
| adieu (n.) | a farewell |
| advent | 1. an arrival; 2. a coming into place or view |
| apex | the highest point, tip |
| assimilate | 1. to absorb fully or make one's own; 2. to adopt as one's own; 3. to adapt fully |
| bogus | false, counterfeit |
| exorbitant | 1. unreasonably high; 2. excessive |
| interim (n.) | the time between |
| interim (adj.) | temporary, coming between two points in time |
| inundate | 1. to flood, overflow; 2. to overwhelm by numbers or size |
| malign (v.) | to speak evil of, slander |
| malign (adj.) | evil |
| meander (v.) | to wander about, wind about |
| meander (n.) | a sharp turn or twist |
| metropolis | 1. a large city; 2. the chief city of an area |
| momentous | very important |
| obstreperous | noisy, unruly, disorderly |
| pensive | thoughtful, melancholy |
| perilous | dangerous |
| shoddy | 1. of poor quality; 2. characterized by inferior workmanship |
| sprightly | lively, full of life, spicy, flavorful |
| surly | angry and bad-tempered, rude |
| tirade | a long, angry speech, usually very critical |
| vagrant (n.) | an idle wanderer, tramp |
| vagrant (adj.) | wandering aimlessly |