Unit 13D

Question 0

apportion

Answer 0

to divide and give out in shares; distribute

Question 1

ad infinitum

Answer 1

endlessly, incessantly

Question 2

bona fide

Answer 2

genuine; sincere

Question 3

buoyant

Answer 3

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

Question 4

clique

Answer 4

a small, exclusive group of people; inner circle

Question 5

concede

Answer 5

to admit as true; to yield, submit

Question 6

congenial

Answer 6

getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

Question 7

lofty

Answer 7

very high; noble; elevated, exalted, grand

Question 8

migration

Answer 8

a movement from one country or region to another; population shift, mass movement

Question 9

perceive

Answer 9

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

Question 10

perverse

Answer 10

inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper; contrary, mulish

Question 11

prelude

Answer 11

an introduction; that which comes before or leads off; preface

Question 12

rancid

Answer 12

stale, spoiled; fetid, rotten, putrid

Question 13

rustic

Answer 13

country-like; simple, plain; awkward, unsophisticated

one who lives in the country

Question 14

sever

Answer 14

to separate, divide into parts

Question 15

sordid

Answer 15

wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Question 16

untenable

Answer 16

not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain, insupportable

Question 17

versatile

Answer 17

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

Question 18

vindicate

Answer 18

to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify, exonerate

Question 19

wane

Answer 19

to lose size, strength, or power