Vocabulary power plus level 12 lesson 1

camaraderie

rapport and goodwill; friendship

litany

a long, repetitive, or dull account

wrenching

causing mental or physical pain; agonizing

arable

suitable for cultivation of land; fertile

desiccate

to dry out; to remove moisture; dehydrate

vernacular

everyday language; slang

replete

full; abundant; abounding

moratorium

a suspension of activity, an authorized delay; postponement

ubiquitous

occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipotent; universal

frangible

fragile; easy to break; delicate; breakable

lugubrious

mournful; gloomy; somber; depressing

equanimity

composure; calmness; sangfroid; poise

zealous

fervent; fanatical; passionate

interminable

tiresome and long; seemingly endless; tedious

truncate

to shorten; abbreviate