| A | B |
|---|
| Bogus | phony, fake, spurious |
| Apex | a peak, summit, acme, a crowning point |
| Exorbiant | extreme, inordinate, overpriced |
| Shoddy | flimsy, cheap, tacky, imitative |
| Advent | an arrival, influx |
| Perilous | risky, chancy, hazardous, unsafe |
| Inundate | to submerge, deluge, swamp |
| Adieu | "so long", a good-bye |
| Vagrant | a drifter, vagabond, hobo, nomad |
| Meander | to ramble, wander, roam, zigzag, twist |
| Obstreperous | wild, rowdy, uncontrolled, noisy |
| Pensive | dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful |
| Assimilate | to digest, incorporate, blend in |
| Surly | gruff, sullen, cranky, grouchy, hostile |
| Interim | an interval, interlude, provisional, stopgap |
| Malign | to deframe, villify, badmouth, wicked |
| Momentous | consequential, weighty, portentous |
| Sprightly | frisky, peppy, spirited, animated, bouyant |
| Metropolis | a large urban center |
| Tirade | a haranque, diatribe, tongue-lashing |
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