vocab 7

Question 1

(adv.) endlessly

Answer 1

ad infinitum

Question 2

(v.) to divide and give out in shares

Answer 2

apportion

Question 3

(adj.) genuine; sincere

Answer 3

bona fide

Question 4

(adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

Answer 4

buoyant

Question 5

(n.) a small, exclusive group of people

Answer 5

clique

Question 6

(v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit

Answer 6

concede

Question 7

(adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

Answer 7

congenial

Question 8

(adj.) very high; noble

Answer 8

lofty

Question 9

(n.) a movement from one country or region to another

Answer 9

migration

Question 10

(v.) to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally

Answer 10

perceive

Question 11

(adj.) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper

Answer 11

perverse

Question 12

(n.) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off

Answer 12

prelude

Question 13

(adj.) stale, spoiled

Answer 13

rancid

Question 14

(adj.) country-like; simple, plain; awkward;
(n.) one who lives in the country

Answer 14

rustic

Question 15

(v.) to separate, divide into parts

Answer 15

sever

Question 16

(adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Answer 16

sordid

Question 17

(adj) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Answer 17

untenable

Question 18

(adj.) able to do many things well; capable of many uses

Answer 18

versatile

Question 19

(v.) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify

Answer 19

vindicate

Question 20

(v.) to lose size, strength, or power

Answer 20

wane