just a wee late... vocab list #7

 ad infinitum: No limits; endless
ex. Counting numbers is ad infinitum.
2. apportion: to divide proportionally
ex. The brothers apportion their chores.
3. bona fide: authentic; true
ex. The president's words were bona fide.
4. buoyant: able to float; floating
ex. The drift wood was buoyant.
5. clique: a small, exclusive group of people
ex. There are many cliques in school.

6. concede: to acknowledge
ex. The teacher conceded the student's work.
7. congenial: agreeable or pleasing in nature or character
ex. The terms of the contract were congenial.
8. lofty: extending high in rank or in height
ex. The CEO is lofty.
9. migration: to go from one country or region to another; to shift
ex. Migration boomed the United State's population in the 1800s.
10. perceive: to identify by means of the senses
ex. I was able to perceive the board by seeing it.
11. perverse: determined to counter what is expected
ex. The failing student was preverse and got an A on his exam.
12. prelude: any action, event, comment, etc. that precedes something else.
ex. The prelude to the book gave us a hint on what to expect.
13. rancid: having an unpleasant smell or taste
ex. The bathroom gave off a rancid smell.
14. rustic: simple, unsophisticated
ex. The essay was rustic.
15. sever: to seperate from the whole
ex. Being different dosn't necessarily sever anyone from humanity.
16. sordid: dirty
ex. The restaurant was sordid.
17. untenable: incapable of being defended, as an argument
ex. He couldn't come up with a conclusion so his thesis was untenable.
18. versatile: capable of many uses
ex. Water is versatile.
19. vindicate: to justify by argument or evidence
ex. The lawyer's case was vindicate.
20. wane: to decrease in strenght
ex. After someone stops working out, they will wane.