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Unit 13 Vocab

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AD INFINITUM

  • Endlessly(adv.)
  • Synonyms- forever, unceasingly, incessantly, ceaselessly
  • Antonyms- succinctly, concisely, tersely, briefly
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APPORTION

  • To divide and give out in shares(v.)
  • Synonyms- distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate
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BONA FIDE

  • Genuine; sincere(adj.)
  • Synonyms- authentic, indisputable, legitimate, certified
  • Antonyms- false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit
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BUOYANT

  • Able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
  • Synonyms- blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated
  • Antonyms- downcast, depressed, gloomy, morouse
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CLIQUE

  • A small, exclusive group of people(n.)
  • Synonyms- inner circle, coterie
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CONCEDE

  • To admit as true; to yield, submit(v.)
  • Synonyms- acknowledge, grant, allow, assent
  • Antonyms- contest, dispute, gainsay, challenge
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CONGENIAL

  • Getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
  • Synonyms- friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible
  • Antonyms- disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish
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LOFTY

  • Very high; noble(adj.)
  • Synonyms- elevated, towering, exalted, grand
  • Antonyms- base, petty, low, sordid, despicable
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MIGRATION

  • A movement from one country or region to another(n.)
  • Synonyms- population shift, mass movement
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PERCEIVE

  • To be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally(v.)
  • Synonyms- notice, discern, understand
  • Antonyms- miss, overlook, be blind to
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PERVERSE

  • Inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what ismgood and proper
  • Synonyms- obstinate, contrary, mulish, wayward
  • Antonyms- tractable, docile, amenable, yielding
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PRELUDE

  • An introduction; that which comes before or leads off(n.)
  • Synonyms- preface, overture, prologue, curtain raiser
  • Antonyms- epilogue, postlude, aftermath
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RANCID

  • Stale, spoiled(adj.)
  • Synonyms- foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid
  • Antonyms- wholesome, fresh
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RUSTIC

  • Country-like; simple, plain; awkward(adj.)
  • One who lives in the country(n.)
  • Synonyms- rough, unsophisticated, countrified
  • Antonyms- citified, urban, sophisticated, suave
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SEVER

  • To separate, divide into parts(v.)
  • Synonyms- cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve
  • Antonyms- join, unite, weld together
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SORDID

  • Wretchedly poor; run down; mean or selfish(adj.)
  • Synonyms- filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy
  • Antonyms- pure noble, opulent, lavish
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UNTENABLE

  • Not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain(adj.)
  • Synonyms- indefensible, insupportable, groundless
  • Antonyms- irrefutable, impregnable, incontestable
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VERSATILE

  • Able to do many things well; capable of many uses(adj.)
  • Synonyms- adaptable, handy, all around, many sided
  • Antonyms- limited, specialized, restricted
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VINDICATE

  • To clear from hint or charger of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify
  • Synonyms- acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate
  • Antonyms- implicate, incriminate, condemn, convict
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WANE

  • To lose size, strength, or power(v.)
  • Synonyms- diminish, decline, subside, dwindle
  • Antonyms- grow, wax, amplify, balloon, increase
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