Unit 13 Vocab

Question 1

Ad infinitum

Answer 1

endlessly

Question 2

Apportion

Answer 2

to divide and give out in shares

Question 3

Bona fide

Answer 3

genuine, sincere

Question 4

Buoyant

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Clique

Answer 5

a small, exclusive group of people

Question 6

Concede

Answer 6

to admit as true, submit

Question 7

Congenial

Answer 7

getting along well with others; agreeable, pleasant

Question 8

Lofty

Answer 8

very high; noble

Question 9

Migration

Answer 9

a movement from one country to another

Question 10

Perceive

Answer 10

to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally

Question 11

Perverse

Answer 11

inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is fitted and proper

Question 12

Prelude

Answer 12

an introduction; that which comes before out leads of

Question 13

Rancid

Answer 13

stale, spoiled

Question 14

Rustic

Answer 14

country-like; simple, plain; awkward

Question 15

Sever

Answer 15

to seperate, divide into parts

Question 16

Sordid

Answer 16

wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Question 17

Untenable

Answer 17

not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Question 18

Versatile

Answer 18

Versatile able to do many things well; capable of many uses

Question 19

Vindicate

Answer 19

To clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against oposition; to justify

Question 20

Wane

Answer 20

to lose size, strength, or power