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