1 of 19

Slide Notes

DownloadGo Live

Vocab 13

Published on Nov 22, 2015

No Description

View Outline

MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

AD INFINITUM

  • Endlessly
  • S: forever, unceasingly, incessantly, ceaselessly
  • A: succinctly, concisely, briefly
Photo by Paolo Neoz
2.

APPORTION

  • To divide and give out in shares
  • S:distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate
Photo by racciari
3.

BONA FIdE

  • Genuine; sincere
  • S: authentic, indisputable, legitimate, certified
  • A: false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit
Photo by Stuck in Customs
4.

BUOYANT

  • Able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful; hopeful
  • S: blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated
  • A: downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose
Photo by Hammonton Photography
5.

CLIQUE

  • A small, exclusive group of people
  • S: inner circle, coterie
Photo by VinothChandar
6.

CONCEDE

  • To admit as true; to yield, submit
  • S: acknowledge, grant, allow, assent
  • A: contest, dispute, gainsay, challenge
Photo by Scott Ingram Photography
7.

CONGENIAL

  • Getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
  • S: friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible
  • A: disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish
Photo by angela7dreams
8.

LOFTY

  • Very high; noble
  • S: elevated, towering, exalted, grand
  • A: base, petty, low, sordid, despicable
Photo by Werner Kunz
9.

MIGRATION

  • A movement from one county or region to another
  • S: population shift, mass movement
Photo by angela7dreams
10.

PERCEIVE

  • To be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally
  • S: notice, discern, understand
  • A: miss, overlook, be blind to
Photo by neonihil
11.

PERVERSE

  • Inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper
  • S: obstinate, contrary, mulish, wayward
  • A: tractable, docile, amenable, yielding
Photo by Wonderlane
12.

PRELUDE

  • An introduction; that which comes before or leads off
  • S: preface, overture, prologue, "curtain-raiser"
  • A: epilogue, postlude, aftermath
Photo by porschelinn
13.

RANCID

  • Stale, spoiled
  • S: foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid
  • A: wholesome, fresh
Photo by ultraBobban
14.

RUSTIC

  • Country-like; simple, plain; awkward; one who lives in the country
  • S: rough, unsophisticated, countrified
  • A: citified, urban, sophisticated, suave
Photo by Claudio.Ar
15.

SEVER

  • To separate, divide into parts
  • S: cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve
  • A: join, unite, weld together
Photo by Sultry/sulky/silly
16.

SORDID

  • Wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
  • S: filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy
  • A: pure, noble, opulent, lavish
Photo by bark
17.

UNTENABLE

  • Not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain
  • S: indefensible, insupportable, groundless
  • A: irrefutable, impregnable, incontestable
Photo by Digimist
18.

VERSATILE

  • Able to do many things well; capable of many uses
  • S: adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided
  • A: limited, specialized, restricted
Photo by The Letter E
19.

WANE

  • To lose size, strength, or power
  • S: diminish, decline, subside, dwindle
  • A: grow, wax, amplify, balloon, increase
Photo by Claudio.Ar

Friend of Haiku Deck