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| ad infinitum | (adv) endlessly (syn) forever, unceasingly, incessantly, ceaselessly (ant) succinctly, concisely, tersely, briefly |
| apportion | (v) to divide and give out in shares (syn) distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate |
| bona fide | (adj) genuine; sincere (syn) authentic, indisputable, legitimate, certified (ant) false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit |
| buoyant | (adj) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful (syn) blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated (ant) downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose |
| clique | (n) a small, exclusive group of people (syn) inner circle, coterie |
| concede | (v) to admit as true; to yield, submit (syn) acknowledge, grant, allow, assent (ant) contest, dispute, gainsay, challenge |
| congenial | (adj) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant (syn) friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible (ant) disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish |
| lofty | (adj) very high; noble (syn) elevated, towering, exalted, grand (ant) base, petty, low, sordid, despicable |
| migration | (n) a movement from one country or region to another (syn) population shift, mass movement |
| perceive | (v) to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally (syn) notice, discern, understand (ant) miss, overlook, be blind to |
| perverse | (adj) inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn, turned away from what is good and proper (syn) obstinate, contrary, mulish, wayward (ant) tractable, docile, amenable, yielding |
| prelude | (n) an intorduction; that which comes before or leads off (syn) preface, overture, prologue, "curtain-raiser" (ant) epilogue, postlude, aftermath |
| rancid | (adj) stale, spoiled (syn) foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid (ant) wholesome, fresh |
| rustic | (adj) counrty-like, plain; awkward; (n) one who lives in the counrty (syn) (adj) rough, unsophisticated, countrified (ant) (adj) citified, urban, sophisticated, suave |
| sever | (v) to separate, divide into parts (syn) cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve (ant) join, unite, weld together |
| sordid | (adj) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish (syn) filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy (ant) pure, noble, opulent, lavish |
| untenable | (adj) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain (syn) indefensible, insupportable, groundless (ant) irrefutable, impregnable, incontestable |
| versatile | (adj) able to do many things well; capable of many uses (syn) adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided (ant) limited, specialized, restricted |
| vindicate | (v) to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify (syn) acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate (ant) implicate, incriminate, condemn, convict |
| wane | (v) to lose size, strength, or power (syn) diminish, decline, subside, dwindle (ant) grow, wax, amplify, balloon, increase |
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