Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Vocabulary.

Ad Infinitum:  Again and again in the same way; forever.

Apportion: Divide and allocate.

Bona fide: Genuine; real

Buoyant: Able or apt to keep afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas
Clique: A small group of people with shared interests
Concede: Admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it.
congenial: Pleasant because of a personality
lofty: imposing height
migration: the movement of persons from one country or locality to another.
perceive: Become aware or conscious of something
perverse: Showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable
prelude: An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
rancid: Smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale.
rustic: Having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside.
sever: Very great; intense
sordid: Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.

untenable: Not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
versatile: Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities

wane:  Have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.

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