1) ad infinitium- again and again, in the same way/ forever
when i try to memorize things i say it ad infinitium
2)apportion-assign
they did not apportion blame to anyone
3)bona fide- real or genuine.
the gold looked bona fide
4)buoyant- able to stay afloat
The life jacket is very buoyant
5)clique-small group of people with same shared interests and excludes other people
Righetti has a bunch of cliques
6)concede-admit (defeat) in a contest
he conceded the math of chess.
7)congenial-pleasant
i am very congenial (:
8)lofty-of a noble or exalted nature
9)migration- the movement of a preson from one country to another/animals from one place to another
whales migrate
10)perceive-to become aware or conscious of something
i perceive that i have no life because i have read 4 books in the past 8 days
11)perverse-Contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice
12)prelude-An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important
9-11 was a prelude to the war in the middle east
13)rancid-Smelling or tasting unpleasant
old fish smells rancid
14)rustic-Having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside
the cottage looked rustic
15)sever-Divide by cutting or slicing, esp. suddenly and forcibly
the head of the snake was severed from its body by the machette
16)sordid-Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt
17)untenable- not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
Obama was untenable during the denver debate
18)versatile-Able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities: "a versatile saw
our military is versatile. land air and sea
19)vindicate-Show or prove to be right, reasonable
the man on prison was vindicated
20)wane-Have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated
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