English Vocabulary D13

20 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

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Ad infinitum
(adv.) endlessly
Apportion
(v.) to divide and give out in shares
Bona fide
(adj.) genuine
Buoyant
(adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
Clique
(n.) a small, exclusive group of people
Concede
(v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit
Congenial
(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
Lofty
(adj.) very high; noble
Migration
(n.) a movement from one country or region to another
Perceive
(v.) to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally
Perverse
(adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good or proper
Prelude
(n.) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
Rancid
(adj.) stale, spoiled
Rustic
(adj.) countrylike; simple, plain; awkward; (n.) one who lives in the country
Sever
(v.) to separate, divide into parts