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Lessons 1 and 2 Vocab 2012-2013
This is Lessons 1 and 2 of the new Vocabulary Book
30
English
11th Grade
08/28/2012

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Term
camaraderie
Definition

rapport and goodwill; e.g. the coach attributed the team's success to the camaraderie among the players

 

syn: friendship; amity

ant: enmity; hostility

Term
frangible
Definition

fragile; easy to break

 

syn: delicate; breakable

ant: sturdy; strong

Term
litany
Definition
any long, repetitive, or dull recital
Term
moratorium
Definition

a suspention of activity; an authorized delay

 

syn: postponement; cessation

ant: rush; continuation

Term
zealous
Definition

fervent; fanatical

 

syn: passionate; enthusiastic

ant: uninterested; indifferent

Term
desiccate
Definition

to dry out; to remove moisture

 

syn: dehydrate

ant: moisten; dampen

Term
wrenching
Definition

causing mental or physical pain

 

syn: distressing; agonizing

ant: pleasant; comforting

Term
replete
Definition

full; abundant

 

syn: supplied; abounding; rife

ant: lacking; empty

Term
interminable
Definition

tiresome and long; seemingly endless

 

syn: tedious

ant: fleeting; limited

Term
arable
Definition

suitable for cultivation of land

 

syn: somber; depressing

ant: joyful

Term
lugubrious
Definition

mounrful; gloomy

 

syn: somber; depressing

ant: joyful

Term
truncate
Definition

to shorten

 

syn: abridge; abbreviate

ant: lengthen; increase

Term
ubiquitous
Definition

ocurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent

 

syn: universal

ant: nonexistant

Term
vernacular
Definition

everyday language

 

syn: nonstandard

ant: literary

Term
equanimity
Definition

composurel; calmness

 

syn: sangfroid; poise

ant: anxiety; agitation

Term
metamorphosis
Definition

a transformation or dramatic change

 

syn: mutation

 

ant: stasis

Term
donnybrook
Definition

a fight; an uproar

 

syn: brawl; quarrel; altercation

 

ant: agreement

Term
nonchalant
Definition

unconcerned; indifferent

 

syn: detached; relaxed

 

ant: excited; concerned; alarmed

Term
vestige
Definition

a trace or evidence of something that once existed

 

syn: remnant; hint

Term
interlocutor
Definition
someone who participates in a converstation
Term
procrustean
Definition

strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances

 

syn: ruthless; undiscriminating

 

ant: sympathetic; compassionate

Term
stygian
Definition

dark and forbidding

 

syn: shadowy

 

ant: bright; illuminated

Term
sophistry
Definition

a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument

 

syn: chicamery; ruse

 

ant: truth

Term
carte blanche
Definition

boundless authority; unlimited power to act

 

syn: license; sanction; free rein

 

ant: restriction

Term
incantation
Definition

a chant; a recited magical spell

 

syn: invocation; spell

Term
cosmopolitan
Definition

worldly; sophisticated

 

syn: cultured

 

ant: provincial

Term
rife
Definition

abundant; prevalent

 

syn: overflowing; rampant

 

ant: lacking; limited

Term
nomenclature
Definition

technical names or naming system in an art or science

 

syn: terminology

Term
brigand
Definition

a robber or bandit

 

syn: highwayman; outlaw

Term
contemptuous
Definition

haughty; scornful

 

syn: arrogant; derisive

 

ant: humble; polite

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