| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ad infinitum | (adj.) endlessly |
| apportion | (v.) To divide and give out in shares |
| bona fide | (adj.) genuine; sincere |
| buoyant | (adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful |
| clique | (n.) a small, exclusive group of people |
| concede | (v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit |
| congenial | (adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable,pleasant |
| lofty | (adj.) Very high; noble |
| migration | (n.) a movement from one country or region to another |
| perceive | (v.) to be aware of through the senses, observe, to grasp mentally |
| perverse | (adj.) inclined to go against what is expected, stubborn, turned away from what is good and proper |
| prelude | (n.) an introduction, that which comes before or leads off |
| rancid | (adj.) stale, spoiled |
| rustic | (adj.) country-like, simple, plain, awkward, (n) one who lives in the contry |
| sever | (v.) to separate, divide into parts |
| sordid | (adj.) wretchedly poor, run-down, mean and selfish |
| untenable | (adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain |
| versatile | (adj.) able to do many things well, capable of many uses |
| vindicate | (v.) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing, to defend succseefully against opposition, to justify |
| wane | (v.) to lose size, strength, or power |
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