Monday, October 8, 2012

Vocabulary Fall List: #7

Ad infinitum-  To infinity; endlessly; without limit.
 Apportion-  To distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution: to apportion expenses among the three men.
 Bona fide-  1)  Made, done, or presented in good faith; W/o deception or fraud.  2)  Authentic, true.
 Buoyant-  Attempting to float in a liquid.   Capable of keeping a body afloat.  Not easily depressed, cheerful.  Cheering or invigorating.
 Clique-  A small, exclusive group of people.

 Concede-  To acknowledge as true, just, or proper.  To acknowledge before something is officially established.
 Congenial-  Agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character.  Suited or adapted in spirit.
 Lofty-  Extending high into the air; of imposing height; towering.  Exalted in rank, dignity, and character.    
 Migration-  The process or act of moving a group of people, animals, or things, from one place to another.
 Perceive-  To become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses.
 Perverse-  Willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is expected or desired; contrary
 Prelude-  Any action that comes before another action. 
 Rancid-  A rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, especially as through decomposition.
 Rustic-  Of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from cities and towns.  Simple, artless, or unsophisticated.  Uncouth, rude, or boorish.
 Sever-  To separate a part from a whole as by cutting or the like.
 Sordid-  Morally ignoble or base; vile.
 Untenable-  Incapable of being defended, as in an argument or thesis.
 Versatile-  Capable of or adapted for turning from one thing to another of various tasks.
 Vindicate-  To clear, as in an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like.
 Wane-  To decrease in ferocity, intensity, ect.

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