Vocabulary 1

Rife



"Violence is rife in many areas in Mosul, Iraq."

Buttress
(buh-tris)



" I built a buttress for the garage overhang."

REFUTE



"I am going to read the policy and refute what I was told."

Absolve



"I absolved him after the mistake he made."

Paltry



"Compared to what KBR get paid, our Army salaries are pretty paltry."

Penurious



"The country of Iraq is a very penurious place."

Temerity



"Some Soldiers drive their M-Rap's with needless temerity during the rainy season."

Trepidation



"After the roll-over accident, the drivers trepidation was very apparent."

Pellucid



"The koi pond is pellucid sometimes."

Rancid



"The bagels in the chow hall are always rancid."

Tranquil



"The bady sleeps so tranquil."

Atrophy



"When a body part is affected by paralysis, the muscles may atrophy through lack of use."

Invigorated



"I am invigorated after a Red Bull."

Trite



"The NCOER's that were written were trite and unacceptable."

Vacuous



"The FOB is becoming vacuous because of the draw down."

Inane



"Zombieland was a rediculious inane movie."

Succinct



"I'm trying to make these flashcards as succint as I can."

Laconic



"I told the Commander to make his comments laconic so the ceremony would be brief."

Sonorous



"My surround sound speakers make a sonorous entertainment center."

Voluble



"The president is a very voluble person."

Diminution



"The diminution of US Forces has begun."

Proliferation



"The USF is concerned with the proliferation of violence in the city of Mosul."

Paucity



"Iraq is a country with a paucity of quality security forces."

Regale



"We were regaled with the incredible war stories."

Choleric



"Because I'm not a morning person, I can be very choleric until I wake up."

Absolution



"He asked for absolution for the mistakes he made."

Blatant



"It was blatantly obvious that he didn't care aboutr the situation."

Ensconce
(en-skons)



"He ensconced himself in the closet in order to easesdrop."

Hasten



"The Commander always says don't hasten to fail."

Obdurate
(ob-doo-rit)



"I am obdurate when it comes to excuse of why the standard wasn't met."

Plausible



"It was plausible when he told me what happened."

Reprieve



"The death row convict was given a reprieve from the Governor."

Tawdry



"The hoggie movies are all mostly tawdry."

Abstain



"I am trying to abstain from eating to many sweets."

Blighted



"The city was blighted after the attack."

Credulous



"We have Soldiers that are so credulous."

Enshroud



"I enshrouded my food so it would get dirt on it."

Haughtiness



"People don't like Kobe Bryant because of his haughtiness."

Lachrymose



"I was lachrymose the day I left my family to go to Iraq."

Obfuscate



"Soldiers often think that orders are obfuscate and made to make things worse."

Obfuscate


"Soldiers often think that orders are obfuscate and made to make things worse."

Repudiate



"I repudiate all negativety around me."

Tedium



"These last few days here in Iraq is very tedium."

Abstemious
(ab-stee-mee-uhs)



"Those Soldier's abstemious diet is not providing asufficient amount of proper nutrition."

Blithe



The kid had a blithe attitude dispite his circumstances.

Crepuscular


"Some smaller animals must stay crepuscular in order to servive."

Objective


"The punishment was to be objective no matter who it was."

Pliable


"You must be pliable in the military to get by."

Rescind


"Martin rescindedon the bet he made, because he knew he was going to lose."

Temper


"He lost his temper when heard the news."