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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Unit 7A. Adieu. (int.) “ farewell ” (good-bye) Hint: there was much to do before they would say adieu. Sentence. When our old friends left for France they said, “ Adieu. ”. Advent. (n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 7A

  2. Adieu • (int.) “farewell” (good-bye) • Hint: there was much to do before they would say adieu

  3. Sentence • When our old friends left for France they said, “Adieu.”

  4. Advent • (n.) an arrival; a coming into place or view • Hint: an advent calendar awaits the coming of Christmas

  5. Sentence • The advent of winter is marked by the leaves falling, the birds’ migrating, and shortened daylight.

  6. Apex • (n.) the highest point, tip • Hint: apex = a peak

  7. Sentence • At the apex of his career Andre Agassi was considered unstoppable on the tennis courts.

  8. Assimilate • (v.) to absorb, or adapt fully or make one’s own • Hint: Absorb Something So Its Mine now (ASSIM)

  9. Sentence • Immigrants may take years to assimilate the language and culture of their adopted country.

  10. Bogus • (adj.) false, counterfeit • Hint: Hocus Pocus are pretend words, bogus is pretend or fake objects.

  11. Sentence • The bogus excuse he gave was obviously a lie but at least it was creative.

  12. Exorbitant • (adj.) unreasonably high; excessive • Hint: Prefix “ex” means out of, the word exORBITant can be though of as “out of orbit” or unreachable

  13. Sentence • The house the real estate agent showed us was beautiful but the price was exorbitant.

  14. Interim • (n.) the time between; (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time • Hint: the prefix “inter” means between (as in international), remember interim as the “inter”-time or between time

  15. Sentence • (n.) The interim between taking a lab test and getting results can seem to last forever. • (adj.) Our interim teacher did an excellent job filling in while Mrs. Smith was on maternity leave.

  16. Inundate • (v.) to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size • Hint: “in under a flood”

  17. Sentence • During your first week of high school it can seem as if you are being inundated with information from all directions.

  18. Malign • (v.) to speak evil of, slander • Hint: “mal” means bad in Spanish or in such words as malignant

  19. Sentence • If you malign someone and put it in print you can be accused of libel and sued in court.

  20. Meander • (v.) to wander about, wind about • Hint: “Me and her wander around”

  21. Sentence • After dinner I love to meander through the neighborhood and look at the beautiful gardens.

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