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Vocabulary Unit 13

Published on Nov 29, 2015

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AD INFINITUM

  • (adv.) endlessly
  • syn: forever, unceasingly, incessantly, ceaselessly
  • ant: succinctly, concisely, tersely, briefly
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APPORTION

  • (v.) to divide and give out in shades
  • syn: distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate
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BONA FIDE

  • (adj.) genuine; sincere
  • syn: authentic, indisputable, legitimate, certified
  • ant: false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit
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BUOYANT

  • (adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful; hopeful
  • syn: blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated
  • ant: downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose
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CLIQUE

  • (n.) a small, exclusive group of people
  • syn: inner circle, coterie
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CONCEDE

  • (v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit
  • syn: acknowledge, grant, allow, assent
  • ant: contest, dispute, gainsay, challenge
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CONGENIAL

  • (adj.) getting on well with others, agreeable, pleasant
  • syn: friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible
  • ant: disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish
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LOFTY

  • (adj.) very high; noble
  • syn: elevated, towering, exalted, grand
  • ant: base, petty, low, sordid, despicable
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MIGRATION

  • (n.) a movement from one country or region to another
  • syn: population shift, mass movement
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PERCEIVE

  • (v.) to be aware of the through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally
  • syn: notice, discern, understand
  • ant: miss, overlook, be blind to
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PERVERSE

  • (adj.) inclined to against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper
  • syn: obstinately, contrary, mulish, wayward
  • ant: tractable, docile, amenable, yielding
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PRELUDE

  • (n.) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
  • syn: preface, overture, prologue, "curtain-raiser"
  • ant: epilogue, postlude, aftermath
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RANCID

  • (adj.) stale, spoiled
  • syn: foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid
  • ant: wholesome, fresh
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RUSTIC

  • (adj.) country-like; simple, plain; awkward; (n.) one who lives in the country
  • syn: (adj.) rough, unsophisticated, countrified
  • ant: (adj.) citified, urban, sophisticated, suave
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SEVER

  • (v.) to separate, divide into parts
  • syn: cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve
  • ant: join, unite, weld together
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SORDID

  • (adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
  • syn: filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy
  • ant: pure, noble, opulent, lavish
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UNTENABLE

  • (adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain
  • syn: indefensible, insupportable, groundless
  • ant: irrefutable, impregnable, incontestable
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VERSATILE

  • (adj.) able to do many things well, capable of many uses
  • syn: adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided
  • ant: limited, specialized, restricted
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VINDICATE

  • (v.) to clear from hunt or change of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify
  • syn: acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate
  • ant: implicate, incriminate, condemn, convict
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WANE

  • (v.) to lose size, strength, or power
  • syn: diminish, decline, subside, dwindle
  • ant: grow, wax, amplify, balloon, increase
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