Lit Vocab 8/30

brigand

a robber or bandit (noun)

carte blanche

boundless authority; unlimited power to act (noun)

contemptuous

haughty, scornful, or arrogant (adjective)

cosmopolitan

worldly; sophisticated (adjective)

donnybrook

a fight or uproar (noun)

incantation

a chant or recited magical spell (noun)

interlocuter

a participant in a conversation (noun)

metamorphosis

transformation or dramatic change (noun)

nomenclature

technical naming or naming system, often in the sciences (noun)

nonchalant

unconcerned or indifferent (adjective)

procrustean

enforcing uniformity without accounting for individuals or their circumstances (adjective)

rife

overflowing; rampant (adjective)

sophistry

the use of fallacious arguments, especially to deceive (noun)

stygan

dark and forbidding (adjective)

vestige

a trace or evidence of something that once was (noun)

Camaraderie

mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

Frangible

fragile; brittle.

Litany

a tedious recital or repetitive series.

Moratorium

a temporary prohibition of an activity.

Zealous

marked by passionate support for a person, cause, or ideal.

Dessicate

to dry up or cause to dry up

Wrenching

pull or twist (someone or something) suddenly and violently.

Replete

filled or well-supplied with something.

Interminable

having or seeming to have no end

Arable

(of land) used or suitable for growing crops.

Lugubrious

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

Truncate

shorten the duration or extent of.

Ubiquitous

existing or being everywhere at the same time

Vernacular

(noun) the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.

Equanamity

mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation.