Lesson 13 Vocab Flashcards

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Apportion

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To divide and give out in shares

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Ad infinitum

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Endlessly

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Bona fide

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Genuine, sincere

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Buoyant

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Able to float easily, able to hold things up, cheerful, hopeful

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Clique

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A small, exclusive group of people

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Concede

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To admit as true, to yield, submit

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Congenial

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Getting on well with others, agreeable, pleasant

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Lofty

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Very high, noble

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Migration

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A movement from one country or region to another

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Perceive

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To be aware of through the senses, observe. To grasp mentally

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Perverse

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Inclined to go against what is expected , stubborn, turned away from what is good and proper

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Prelude

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An introduction, that which comes before or leads off

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Rancid

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Stale, spoiled

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Rustic

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Country-like, simple, plain , awkward, one who lives in the country

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Sever

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To separate, divide into parts

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Sordid

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Wretchedly poor, rundown, mean or selfish

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Untenable

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Not capable of being held or defended, impossible to maintain

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Versatile

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Able to do many things well, capable of many uses

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Vindicate

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To clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing , to defend

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Wane

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To lose size, strength, or power