vocabulary 13
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brindapatel13 on January 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ad infinitum | endlessly Synon: forever,unceasingly,incessantly,ceaselessly |
| Apportion | to divide and give out in shared Synon: distribute,allot,parcel out,allocate |
| bona fide | genuine; sincere Synon: authentic,indisputable,legitimate,certified |
| buoyant | able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful Synon: blithe, jaunty,lighthearted,animated |
| clique | a small, exclusive group of people Synon: inner circle, coterie |
| concede | to admit as true; to yield, submit Synon: acknowledge, grant, allow, assent |
| congenial | getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant Synon: friendly, sociable, amiable. compatible |
| lofty | very high; noble Synon: elevate, towering, exalted, grand |
| perceive | to be aware of through the senses, observe, to grasp mentally Synon: notice, discern, understand |
| Perverse | inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper Synon: obstinate, contrary, mulish, wayward |
| Migration | a movement from one country or region to another Synon: population shift, mass movement |
| prelude | an introduction; that which comes before or leads off Synon: preface, overture, prologue, '' curtain-raiser'' |
| rancid | stale, spoiled Synon: foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid |
| rustic | country-like; simple, plain; awkward; (n) one who lives in the country Synon: rough, unsophisticated, countrified |
| Sever | to separate, divide into parts Synon: cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve |
| sordid | wretchedly, poor, run-down, mean or selfish Synon: filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy |
| untenable | not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain Synon: indefensible,insupportable, groundless |
| versatile | able to do many things well, capable of many uses Synon: adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided |
| vindicate | to clear from the hint or charge of wrongdoing, to defend successfully against opposition, to justify Synon: acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate |
| wane | to lose size, strength, or power Synon: diminish, decline, subside, dwindle |
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