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Ad infinitum
- (adv.) endlessly
- SYN: forever, unceasingly, incessantly, ceaselessly
- ANT: succinctly, concisely, tersely, briefly
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Apportion
- (v.) to divide and give out in shares
- SYN: distribue, allot, parcel out, allocate
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Bona fide
- (adj.) genuine; sincere
- SYN: authentic, indisputable, legitimate, certified
- ANT: false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit
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Buoyant
- (adj.) able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful
- SYN: blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated
- ANT: downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose
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Clique
- (n.) a small, exclusive group of people
- SYN: inner circle, coterie
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Concede
- (v.) to admit as true; to yield, submit
- SYN: acknowledge, grant, allow, assent
- ANT: contest, dispute, gainsay, challenge
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Congenial
- (adj.) getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant
- SYN: friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible
- ANT: disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish
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Lofty
- (adj.) very high; noble
- SYN: elevated, towering, exalted, grand
- ANT: base, petty, low, sordid, despicable
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Migration
- (n.) a movement from one country or region to another
- SYN: population shift, mass movement
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Perceive
- (v.) to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally
- SYN: notice, discern, understand
- ANT: miss, overlook, be blind to
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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
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Prelude
- (n.) an introduction; that which comes before or leads off
- SYN: preface, overture, prologue, "curtain-raiser"
- ANT: epilogue, postlude, aftermath
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Rancid
- (adj.) stale, spoiled
- SYN: foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid
- ANT: wholesome, fresh
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Rustic
- (adj.) country-like; simple, plain; awkward; (n.) one who lives in the country
- SYN: rough, unsophisticated, countrified
- ANT: citified, urban, sophisticated, suave
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Sever
- (v.) to separate, divide into parts
- SYN: cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve
- ANT: join, unite, weld together
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Sordid
- (adj.) wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish
- SYN: filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy
- ANT: pure, noble, opulent, lavish
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Untenable
- (adj.) not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain
- SYN: indefensible, insupportable, groundless
- ANT: irrefutable, impregnable, incontestable
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Versatile
- (adj.) able to do many things well; capable of many uses
- SYN: adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided
- ANT: limited, specialized, restricted
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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
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Wane
- (v.) to lose size, strength, or power
- SYN: diminish, decline, subside, dwindle
- ANT: grow, wax, amplify, balloon, increase
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