Vocabulary: Code Orange

Vocabulary Set One

Debris (rhymes with "for free")

noun
scattered pieces of waste or remains
EX. After the hurricane, the streets were littered with debris from the palm trees.
pinnacle

noun
The most successful point of something
EX. Singing for the Queen at Westminster Abbey was the pinnacle of my choir's
experience in England.
infectious

adjective
Likely to be transmitted to people or organisms through the environment
EX. This year's flu virus was especially infectious; over half of my class was out sick on
Monday.
concierge (rhymes with
"millionAIRE, shh")

noun
the caretaker of a small hotel or apartment building who typically lives on site
EX. The concierge of my apartment building let my friend into the elevator to come up
and visit me.
nondescript

adjective
lacking interesting features or characteristics
EX. The nondescript white walls made the bright artwork really stand out.
suburban

adjective
Having to do with a small residential area just outside a city's downtown
EX. Palmetto would be considered a suburb of Bradenton.
dilemma

noun
a situation in which a decision has to be made between two equally unfavorable
outcomes
EX. The mayorfaced the dilemma ofeither raising taxes or closing a fire station.
medieval

adjective
extremely old-fashioned or primitive
EX. Stoning people to death is considered a medieval form of torture in our culture.