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LEVEL D UNIT 13
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General Vocab
8th Grade
05/26/2009

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Term
Ad in fi ni' tum
Definition

adv. endlessly

 

Syn: forever, unceasingly, incessantly,ceaselessly

 

Ant: succintly, concisely, tersely, briefly

Term
a ppor' tion
Definition

v. to divide and give out in shares

 

Sny: distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate

 

Term
bo' na fide
Definition

adj. genuine, sincere

 

Syn: authentic, indisputable, legitimate, ceritfied

 

Ant: false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit

Term
buo' yant
Definition

adj. able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

 

Syn: blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated

 

Ant: downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose

Term
clique
Definition

n. a small, exclusive group of people

Syn: inner circle, coterie

Term
con cede'
Definition

v. to admit as true; to yield, submit

 

Syn: acknowledge, grant, allow, assent

 

Ant: contest, dispute, gainsay, challenge

Term
con gen' i al
Definition

adj. getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

 

Syn: friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible

 

Ant: disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish

Term
lof' ty
Definition

adj. very high; noble

 

Syn: elevated, towering, exalted, grand

 

Ant: base, petty, low, sordid, despicable

Term
mi gra' tion
Definition

n. a movement from one country or region to another

 

Syn: population shift, mass movement

Term
per ceive'
Definition

v. to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally

 

Syn: notice, discern, understand

Term
per verse'
Definition

adj. inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper

 

Syn: obstinate, contrary, mulish, wayward

 

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