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Vocab Unit 13 D D
Jenkins Vocabulary Unit 13 Definition 9th grade level D
Question | Answer |
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Ad Infinitum | adv. endlessly |
Apportion | v. to divide and give out in shares |
Bona Fide | adj. genuine, sincere |
Buoyant | adj. able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful |
Clique | n. a small, exclusive group of people |
Concede | v. to admit as true; to yield, submit |
Congenial | adj. getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant |
Lofty | adj. very high; noble |
Migration | n. a movement from one country or region to another |
Perceive | v. to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally |
Perverse | adj. inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper |
Prelude | n. an introduction; that which comes before or leads off |
Rancid | adj. stale, spoiled |
Rustic | adj. country like, simple, plain; awkward; n. one who lives in the country |
Sever | v. to separate, divide into parts |
Sordid | adj. wretchedly poor; run down; mean or selfish |
Untenable | adj. not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain |
Versatile | adj. able to do many things well; capable of many uses |
Vindicate | v. to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify |
Wane | v. to lose size, strength, or power |