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Camaraderie |
N. Rapport and goodwill The coach attributed the team's success to the camaraderie among the players. |
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Litany |
N. A long, repetative, or dull account The dissatisfied customer read a litany of complaints to the company representative. |
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Wrenching |
Adj. Causing mental or physical pain The wrenching photographs of the starving children prompted Mike to send a donation. |
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Arable |
Adj. Suitable for cultivation of land Death Valley and the Badland are both charaterized by their lack of arable soil. |
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Desiccate |
V. To dry out; to remove moisture Janet desiccates flowers and then uses them to make wreaths. |
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Vernacular |
N. Everyday language Using slang or vernacular in a formal term paper is usually inappropriate. |
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Replete |
Adj. Full; abundant The anglers were happy to find their stream replete with trout. |
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Moratorium |
N. A suspension of activity; an authorized delay The warring factions declared a moratorium on combat during the peace talks. |
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Ubiquitous |
Adj. Occuring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent The camping trip was horrible; mosquitoes were ubiquitous and hungry. |
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Frangible |
Adj. Fragile; easy to break Mom seldom removed the frangible, antique dishes from the cabinet. |
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Lugubrious |
Adj. The lugubrious funeral scene temporarily interrupted the comic tone of the play. |
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Equanimity |
N. Composure; calmness Oddly enough, the plaintiff recounted the story of her attack with perfect equanimity. |
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Zealous |
Adj. Fervent; fanatical The zealous gardener planted so many flowers that a number of them did not have the necessary space in which to grow. |
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Interminable |
Adj. Tiresome and long; seemingly endless The last few hours of school before the holiday vacation seemed interminable. |
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Truncate |
V. To shorten The candidate truncated his campaign because of family illness. |
