Adieu
Bogus
“Farewell!”; a farewell
false, counterfeit
SYNONYMS: “So long”; good-bye
SYNONYMS: phony, fake, spurious
ANTONYMS: “Hello”; greeting
ANTONYMS: genuine, authentic
Advent
Exorbitant
an arrival; a coming into place or view
unreasonable high; excessive
SYNONYMS: approach
SYNONYMS: extreme, inordinate, overpriced
ANTONYMS: departure, going away, exodus
ANTONYMS: inexpensive, affordable, overpriced
Apex
Interim
the highest point, tip
the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time
SYNONYMS: peak, summit, acme, crowning point
SYNONYMS: interval, interlude; provisional, stopgap
ANTONYMS: bottom, nadir
Inundate
Assimilate
to flood, overflow; to overwhelm by numbers or size
to absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully
SYNONYMS: submerge, deluge, swamp
SYNONYMS: digest, incorporate, blend in
Malign
Obstreperous
to speak evil of, slander; evil
noisy; unruly, disorderly
SYNONYMS: defame, vilify, badmouth; wicked
SYNONYMS: wild, rowdy, uncontrolled, riotous
ANTONYMS: praise, commend; kind, benevolent
ANTONYMS: quiet, well-behaved, docile
Meander
Pensive
to wander about, wind about; a sharp turn or twist
thoughtful; melancholy
SYNONYMS: ramble, roam, zigzag, twist
SYNONYMS: dreamy, reflective, contemplative, wistful
Metropolis
Perilous
a large city; the chief city of an area
dangerous
SYNONYMS: large urban center
SYNONYMS: risky, chancy, hazardous, unsafe
ANTONYMS: hamlet, village
ANTONYMS: safe, secure, harmless
Momentous
Shoddy
very important
of poor quality; characterized by interior workmanship
SYNONYMS: consequential, weighty, portentous
SYNONYMS: flimsy, cheap, tacky, imitative
ANTONYMS: inconsequential, trivial, slight, unimportant
ANTONYMS: well-made, solid- durable, superior
Sprightly
lively, full of life; spicy, flavorful
SYNONYMS: frisky, peppy, spirited, animated, buoyant
ANTONYMS: sullen, spiritless, dull, morose, sluggish
Surly
angry and bad-tempered; rude
SYNONYMS: gruff, sullen, cranky, grouchy, hostile
ANTONYMS: polite, gracious, civil, friendly, genial
Tirade
a long, angry speech, usually very critical
SYNONYMS: harangue, diatribe, tongue-lashing
Vagrant
an idle wanderer, tramp; wandering aimlessly
SYNONYMS: drifter, vagabond, hobo, nomad
ANTONYMS: stay-at-home, homebody, resident