Lesson OneLevel Four

Vocabulary Power Plus

homosame

frangibleFragile; easy to break

desiccateTo dry out; to remove moisture

logyword

equanimityComposure; calmness

vernacularEveryday language

wrenchingCausing mental or physical pain

orthostraight; correct

truncateTo shorten

Dogm, doxbelief

ubiquitousOccurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent

heterodifferent

interminableTiresome and long; seemingly endless

camaraderieRapport and good will

lugubriousMournful; gloomy

repleteFull; abundant

gentype

arableSuitable for cultivation of land

zealousFervent; fanatical

litanyAny long, repetitive or dull recital

moratoriumA suspension of activity; an authorized delay