IB SL Y2 Lang/Lit Vocabulary

Camaraderie

Rapport & goodwill

• The coach contributed to the teams success to the camaraderie among the players

Frangible

Fragile, easy to break

• Mom used the frangible antique dishes in the china cabinet.

Litany

Long, repetitive, dull recital

• The dissatisfied customer read a litany of complaints to the company representative

Momatorium

Suspension of activity, delay

• The warring factions declared a moratorium on combat during the peace talks

Zealous

Enthusiastic, fanatical, fervent

• The zealous gardener planted so many flowers that a number of them did not have the space to grow.

Desiccate

To dry out, remove moisture, dehydrate

• Janet desiccates flowers and uses them to make wreaths.

Wrenching

Causing mental or physical pain, agonizing

• The wrenching photographs of the starving children prompted Mike to send a donation

Replete

Full, abundant

• The anglers were happy to find their stream replete with fish.

Interminable

Tiresome and long, tedious

• The last few hours of school before the holiday vacation seemed interminable

Arable

Suitable for cultivation of land, fertile

• Death Valley and the Badlands are both characterized by their lack of arable soil

Lugubrious

Mournful, gloomy, somber

• The lugubrious funeral scene temporarily interrupted the comic tone of the play

Truncate

To shorten, abbreviate

• The candidate truncated his campaign because of a family illness

Ubiquitous

Occurring everywhere, omnipresent.

• The camping trip was horrible, the mosquitoes were ubiquitous and hungry.

Vernacular

Everyday language

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

Equanimity

Composure, calmness

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