Unit 13 Vocabulary

Question 1

Adinfinitum

Answer 1

(adv.) endlessly

Question 2

Apportion

Answer 2

(v.) to divide and give out in shares

Question 3

Bonafide

Answer 3

(adj.) genuine; sincere

Question 4

Buoyant

Answer 4

(adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

Question 5

Clique

Answer 5

(n.) a small, exclusive group of people

Question 6

Concede

Answer 6

(v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit

Question 7

Congenial

Answer 7

(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

Question 8

Lofty

Answer 8

(adj.) very high; noble

Question 9

Migration

Answer 9

(n.) a movement from one country or region to another

Question 10

Perceive

Answer 10

(v.) to be aware of though the sense, observe; to grasp mentally

Question 11

Perverse

Answer 11

(adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper

Question 12

Prelude

Answer 12

(n.) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off

Question 13

Rancid

Answer 13

(adj.) stale, spoiled

Question 14

Rustic

Answer 14

(adj. ) country-like; simple, plain; awkward

(n. ) one who lives in the country

Question 15

Sever

Answer 15

(v.) to separate, divide into parts

Question 16

Sordid

Answer 16

(adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Question 17

Untenable

Answer 17

(adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Question 18

Versatile

Answer 18

(adj.) able to do many things well; capable of many uses

Question 19

Vindicate

Answer 19

(v.) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify

Question 20

Wane

Answer 20

(v.) to lose size, strength, or power