Spring Vocab List 2

An introduction; that which comes before or leads off

stale, spoiled

country-like; simple; plain; awkward

one who lives in the country

to separate, divide into parts

Wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Able to do many things well; capable of many uses

To clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify

To lose size, strength, or power

Some teenagers get ----- pleasure from blasting music their parents don’t like.

The orchestral ----- to the new opera seemed more interesting to me than the opera itself.

When he opened the door, there poured forth the unmistakably ----- odor of some ancient leftovers.

We rented a ----- cabin, with no electricity or running water, twenty miles from town.

On the trail we met an amiable old ----- carrying a fishing pole and a string of trout he had caught.

It was extreme to her to ----- ties with her former best friend, but that is what she did.

Nineteenth century reformers made people aware of just how ----- conditions were in city slums.

Minutes into the debate she had a sinking feeling that her position was completely -----.

By moving from comedy to drama to musicals, he has shown himself to be a truly ----- performer.

Though the accused was ----- in the end, his career was all but ruined by the allegations.

As the moon -----, the nights grew darker; we could hardly see our way along the forest trails.