Vocabulary #7

1. Ad infinitum: To infinity; endlessly; without limit.
"Ad infinitum and beyond!" said Buzz Lightyear.
2. Apportion: To distribute proportionally.
We apportioned the food between three people.
3. Bona fide: Made or presented in good faith.
That is a very bona fide accusation.
4. Buoyant: Tending to float in a fluid.
The bouy in the water is very buoyant.
5. Clique: A small, exclusive group of people.
I am in a sport clique at school.
6. Concede: To acknowledge as true; to admit.
I can concede that what you are saying is correct.
7. Congenial: Agreeable, or pleasing in nature or character.
She was very congenial in her response.
8. Lofty: Extending high in the air; towering.
Those are some lofty towers in New York.
9. Migration: The process or act of migrating; moving.
There was a migration of birds flying south for the winter.
10. Perceive: To become aware of.
People perceive things in many different ways.
11. Perverse: Willfully determined to counter what is expected or desired.
His statement is very perverse and not the normal response.
12. Prelude: Before an action, event or condition.
The concert started out with a prelude.
13. Rancid: Unpleasant smell or taste.
Those rotten strawberries are rancid and disgusting.
14. Rustic: Living in the country; rural.
My grandpa lives in a very rustic town on a farm.
15. Sever: To separate from the whole.
His head was severed and in a moment he was dead.
16. Sordid: Morally ignoble or base; vile.
His mentality was sordid and incorrectly placed.
17. Untenable: Incapable of being defended, as an argument.
She is untenable and for that will be forever alone.
18. Versatile: Capable for turning easily from one to another of various tasks.
I am a very versatile person and can multi-task very well.
19. Vindicate: To clear, as from an accusation.
If she could only prove her alibie, she could be vindicated from all her charges.
20. Wane: To decrease in strength, intensity.
Hercules began to wane from his powers as he jumped into Hades death chamber.