| A | B |
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| adieu | a farewell, good-bye;HELLO, GREETING |
| advent | an arrival, a coming into place,approach;DEPARTURE, EXODUS |
| apex | the highest point, tip; peak, summit; NADIR, LOWEST POINT |
| assimilate | to absorb fully, to adopt as ones own; digest |
| bogus | false, counterfeit; phony, fake, GENUINE, AUTHENTIC |
| exorbitant | unreasonably high, excessive; extreme, inordinate,INEXPENSIVE, AFFORDABLE |
| interim | the time between, temporary, interval, provisional |
| inundate | to flood, overflow, to overwhelm, submerge, deluge |
| malign | to speak evil of, slander, evil, defame wicked; PRAISE, KIND |
| meander | to wander about, wind about, ramble |
| metropolis | a large city, the chief city of an area, HAMLET, VILLAGE |
| momentous | very important, consequential, weighty; TRIVIAL, SLIGHT |
| obstreperous | noisy, unruly, disorderly, wild, QUIET, WELL-BEHAVED |
| pensive | thoughtful, melancholy, dreamy |
| perilous | dangerous, risky, chancy, unsafe, SAFE, SECURE |
| shoddy | of poor quality, cheap, tacky, WELL MADE, SOLID, DURABLE |
| sprightly | lively, full of life, frisky, peppy, SULLEN, SPIRITLESS, DULL |
| surly | angry and bad tempered, rude, gruff, sullen, POLITE, GRACIOUS |
| tirade | a long angry speech, usually very critical, DIATRIBE, TONGUE LASHING |
| vagrant | an idle wanderer, tramp, vagabond, hobo, STAY AT HOME, RESIDENT |
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