Gold Medal Words

Vocabulary 9 Unit 7

That call by the judge was bogus.

• apex (n.)

• the highest point, tip

• malign

• (v.) to speak evil of, slander;

• (adj.) evil

• bogus (adj.)

• false, counterfeit

The group told us adieu when we left.

• metropolis (n.)

• a large city; the chief city of an area

• pensive (adj.)

• thoughtful; melancholy

• surly (adj.)

• angry and bad-tempered; rude

I was so happy about the advent of summer.

• vagrant

• (n.) an idle wanderer, tramp;

• (adj.) wandering aimlessly

• shoddy (adj.)

• of poor quality; characterized by inferior, dishonest workmanship

I assimilate the responsibilities of my sister when she is gone.

• interim

• (n.) the time between;

• (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

• adieu (n.)

• “Farewell!”; a farewell

A sprightly breeze makes wind-skiing a joy.

The apex of the world is Mt. Everest.

• a large city; the chief city of an area

• metropolis (n.)

• thoughtful; melancholy

• pensive (adj.)

• angry and bad-tempered; rude

• surly (adj.)

The advent of Christmas raised the already exorbitant cost of games.

• (n.) the time between;

• (adj.) temporary, coming between two points in time

• interim

• “Farewell!”; a farewell

• adieu (n.)

The interim between games was always the apex of hot dog

sales.• (n.) an idle wanderer, tramp;

• (adj.) wandering aimlessly

• vagrant

• of poor quality; characterized by inferior, dishonest workmanship

• shoddy (adj.)

He found his way out of a perilous alley.

• the highest point, tip

• apex (n.)

• (v.) to speak evil of, slander;

• (adj.) evil

• malign

• false, counterfeit

• bogus (adj.)

Seeing the birds, I was overcome by a malign feeling.

My friends and I tend to meander around parking lots.

• advent (n.)

• an arrival; a coming into place or view

• meander

• (v.) to wander about, wind about;

• (n.) a sharp turn or twist

The rains inundated our basement with sewer water.

• momentous (adj.)

• very important

• sprightly (adj.)

• lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

• perilous (adj.)

• dangerous

Rumors malign many people’s good names.

• obstreperous (adj.)

• noisy; unruly, disorderly

• inundate (v.)

• to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

• exorbitant (adj.)

• unreasonably high; excessive

The Iraqi had to assimilate to the customs of America when he arrived.

• assimilate (v.)

• to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

• tirade (n.)

• a long, angry speech, usually very critical

Camouflage is a momentous tool for animals in the wild (and not so wild).

The interim between classes is short.

• an arrival; a coming into place or view

• advent (n.)

• (v.) to wander about, wind about;

• (n.) a sharp turn or twist

• meander

In the metropolis of Paris, there are a few surly people, leading to a bad reputation for many.

• noisy; unruly, disorderly

• obstreperous (adj.)

• to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size

• inundate (v.)

• unreasonably high; excessive

• exorbitant (adj.)

• very important

• momentous (adj.)

• lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful

• sprightly (adj.)

• dangerous

• perilous (adj.)

• to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

• assimilate (v.)

• a long, angry speech, usually very critical

• tirade (n.)

For one team, the surroundings were home-field advantage; for the other, a perilous risk.