Unit 13 Vocab Quiz

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, to yeild, submit

Question 7

congenial

Answer 7

getting on well with others, agreeable, pleasant

Question 8

lofty

Answer 8

very high; noble

Question 9

migration

Answer 9

a movement from one country or region to another.

Question 10

percieve

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 good or proper.

Question 12

prelude

Answer 12

an introduction, that which comes before or leads off

Question 13

rancid

Answer 13

stale;spoiled

Question 14

rustic

Answer 14

countrylike, simple, plain, awkward, one who lives in the country.

Question 15

sever

Answer 15

to separate,divide into parts

Question 16

sordid

Answer 16

wrethchedly 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

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 opposition,to justify

Question 20

wane

Answer 20

to lose size, strength, or power