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endlessly | ad infinitum |
to divide and give out in shares | apportion |
genuine; sincere | bona fide |
1. able to float easily; 2. able to hold things up; 3. cheerful, hopeful | buoyant |
a small, exclusive group of people | clique |
1. to admit as true; 2. to yield, submit | concede |
1. getting on well with others; 2. agreeable, pleasant | congenial |
very high, noble | lofty |
a movement from one country or region to another | migration |
to be aware of through the senses, observe, to grasp mentally | perceive |
1. an introduction; 2. that which comes before or leads off | prelude |
inclined to go against what is expected, stubborn, turned away from what is good and proper | perverse |
stale, spoiled | rancid |
country-like; simple, plain; awkward | rustic (adj.) |
one who lives in the country | rustic (n.) |
to separate, divide into parts | sever |
wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish | sordid |
not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain | untenable |
able to do many things well; capable of many uses | versatile |
1. to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; 2. to defend successfully against opposition; to justify | vindicate |
to lose size, strength, or power | wane |