1. Vocabulary 1 (Book 4)

2. Camaraderie
The coach attributed the team’s success to the camaraderie among the players.
Mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together. Rapport and goodwill.

3. Frangible
Mom seldom used the frangible, antique dishes in the china cabinet. Easy to break. If through deformation it tends to break up into fragments. (Sounds like fragile)

4. Litany
The dissatisfied customer read a litany of complaints to the company representative. Any long, repetitive, or dull recital. (sounds like list)

5. Moratorium
The warring factions declared a moratorium on combat during the peace talks. A suspension of activity; An authorized delay.

6. Zealous
The zealous gardener planted so many flowers that a number of them did not have the necessary space in which to grow.
Fervent; fanatical

7. Desiccate
Janet desiccates flowers and then uses them to make wreaths. To dry out; to remove moisture (desert)

8. Wrenching
The wrenching photographs of the starving children prompted Mike to send a donation. Causing mental or physical pain. (a wrench causes Pain)

9. Replete
The anglers were happy to find their stream replete with trout. Full; abundant

10. Interminable
The last few hours of school before the holiday vacation seemed interminable. Tiresome and long; seemingly endless

11. Arable
Death Valley and the Badlands are both characterized by their lack of arable soil. Suitable for cultivation of land (Able to farm)

12. Lugubrious
The lugubrious funeral scene temporarily interrupted the comic tone of the play. Mournful; gloomy

13. Truncate
The candidate truncated his campaign because of family illness.
To shorten
(A shortened tree is a trunk)

14. Ubiquitous
The camping trip was horrible; the mosquitoes were ubiquitous and hungry. Occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent

15. Vernacular
Using slang or vernacular in a formal term paper is usually inappropriate. Everyday language

16. Equanimity
Oddly enough, the plaintiff recounted the story of her attack with perfect equanimity. Composure; calmness