Vocab Lessons 1-2 (12th Grade DeBakey)

camaraderie (d)

rapport and goodwill

camaraderie (s)

The coach attributed the team's success to the ____ among the players.

litany (d)

a long, repetitive, or dull account

litany (s)

The dissatisfied customer read a ____ of complaints to the company representative.

wrenching (d)

causing mental or physical pain

wrenching (s)

The ______ photographs of the starving children prompted Mike to send a donation.

arable (d)

suitable for cultivation of land

arable (s)

Death Valley and the Badlands are both characterized by their lack of _____ land.

desiccate (d)

to dry out; to remove moisture

desiccate (s)

Janet _____ flowers and then uses them to make wreaths.

vernacular (d)

everyday language

vernacular (s)

Using slang or ______ in a formal term paper is usually inappropriate.

replete (d)

full; abundant

replete (s)

The anglers were happy to find their stream ______ with trout.

moratorium (d)

a suspension of activity; an authorized delay

moratorium (s)

The warring factions declared a _______ on combat during the pace talks.

ubiquitous (d)

occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent

ubiquitous (s)

The camping trip was horrible; the mosquitoes were ______ and hungry.

frangible (d)

fragile; easy to break

frangible (s)

Mom seldom removed the _____, antique dishes from the cabinet.

lugubrious (d)

mournful; gloomy

lugubrious (s)

The ______ funeral scene temporarily interrupted the comic tone of the play.

equanimity (d)

composure; calmness

equanimity (s)

Oddly enough, the plaintiff recounted the story of her attack with perfect ______.

zealous (d)

fervent; fanatical

zealous (s)

The _____ gardener planted so many flowers that a number of them did not have the necessary space in which to grow.

interminable (d)

tiresome and long; seemingly endless

interminable (s)

The last few hours of school before the holiday vacation seemed _______.

truncate (d)

to shorten

truncate (s)

The candidate _______ his campaign because of a family illness.

donnybrook (d)

a fight; an uproar

donnybrook (s)

During the last minute of the close championship game, a referee's foolish decision caused a ______ among the fans of both teams.

interlocutor (d)

someone who participates in a conversation

interlocutor (s)

The delusional man wandered down the street, conversing with some invisible ______.

carte blanche (d)

boundless authority; unlimited power to act

carte blanche (s)

The secret agent had __________ to complete the extremely vital mission.

rife (d)

abundant; prevalent

rife (s)

Be careful while shopping, because that part of the city is ____ with crime.

Contemptuous (s)

The _________ bank loan officer was rude to the poorly dressed applicants.

contemptuous (d)

haughty; scornful

stygian (s)

The ______ house, empty for decades, was often the source of unexplained phenomena.

stygian (d)

dark and forbidding

vestige (d)

a trace or evidence of something that once existed

vestige (s)

The rich vein of coal is a _______ of Earth's lush, prehistoric forests.

nomenclature (d)

a technical name or naming system is an art or science

nomenclature (s)

Students often spend hours memorizing the ______ of organic chemistry.

incantation (d)

a chant; a recited magical spell

incantation (s)

The sorceress uttered a long ______ as she mixed the magic potion.

metamorphosis (d)

a transformation or dramatic change

metamorphosis (s)

That butterfly will experience a physical metamorphosis as it passes from the pupa stage to the adult stage.

nonchalant (d)

unconcerned; indifferent

nonchalant (s)

The ______ banker looked at the million-dollar check as thought he saw one every day.

procrustean (d)

marked by a disregard for individual differences or circumstances

procrustean (s)

The _____ teacher warned the class that he would accept no excuses for tardiness

sophistry (s)

The TV talk-show host's convincing ____ made his guests look foolish for disagreeing with him.

sophistry (d)

a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument

cosmopolitan (s)

Brett longed to have the _____ lifestyle of an itnernational investor.

cosmopolitan (d)

worldly; sophisticated

brigand (d)

a robber or bandit

brigand (s)

The stagecoach driver kept a nervous watch for ____ while transporting the heavy cash box.