Vocabulary Unit 13
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- Migration
- (v) a movement from one country or region to another
- Rustic
- (adj) countrylike; simple, plain; awkward; (n) one who lives in the country
- Untenable
- (adj) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain
- Congenial
- (adj) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
- Concede
- (v) to admit as true; to yield, submit
- Versatile
- (adj) able to do many things well; capable of many uses
- Prelude
- (n) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
- Wane
- (v) to lose size, strength, or power
- Perceive
- (v) To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing
- Clique
- (n) a small, exclusive group of people
- Rancid
- (adj) stale, spoiled
- Sordid
- (adj) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
- Bona fide
- (adj) genuine; sincere
- Lofty
- (adj) very high; noble
- Perverse
- (adj) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good or proper
- Sever
- (v) to separate, divide into parts
- Ad infinitum
- (adj) endlessly
- Vindicate
- (v) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfuly against opposition; to justify
- Buoyant
- (adj) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
- Apportion
- (v) to divide and give out in shares