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Friday, September 2, 2011

Alphabetical Vocabulary List for All Quiet on the Western Front

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  1. aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  1. acrid
strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
  1. affable
diffusing warmth and friendliness
  1. anemic
lacking vigor or energy
  1. annihilation
destruction by annihilating something
  1. apoplexy
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
  1. apparition
a ghostly appearing figure
  1. appraise
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
  1. armistice
a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms
  1. aspirant
desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
  1. attribute
attribute or credit to
  1. automaton
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
  1. barrack
lodge in barracks
  1. barrage
the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
  1. baseness
unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
  1. bewilder
be a mystery or bewildering to
  1. billet
a short personal letter
  1. blanched
anemic looking from illness or emotion
  1. bobby
an informal term for a British policeman
  1. bourne
an archaic term for a boundary
  1. bowels
the center of the Earth
  1. brothel
  2. buxom
(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
  1. canteen
a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
  1. ceaselessly
with unflagging resolve
  1. chloroform
a volatile liquid haloform (CHCl3); formerly used as an anesthetic
  1. claustrophobia
a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
  1. cleave
separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  1. commissariat
a stock or supply of foods
  1. compensation
something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)
  1. composure
steadiness of mind under stress
  1. concussion
injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness
  1. condemnation
an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable
  1. confound
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
  1. congeal
become gelatinous
  1. convalescent
returning to health after illness or debility
  1. convulse
make someone convulse with laughter
  1. cunning
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
  1. debauch
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
  1. delirium
state of violent mental agitation
  1. delouse
free of lice
  1. demolish
destroy completely
  1. derive
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
  1. despicable
morally reprehensible
  1. destitute
poor enough to need help from others
  1. devastation
the state of being decayed or destroyed
  1. devour
destroy completely
  1. differentiate
mark as different
  1. disconcert
cause to feel embarrassment
  1. disgruntle
put into a bad mood or into bad humour
  1. divination
successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
  1. downy
like down or as soft as down
  1. dysentery
an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea
  1. emaciate
cause to grow thin or weak
  1. entanglement
an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
  1. esprit de corps
the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed
  1. evacuate
move out of an unsafe location into safety
  1. expound
add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
  1. fastidious
giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
  1. fortnight
a period of fourteen consecutive days
  1. gangrene
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
  1. generation
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
  1. glower
look at with a fixed gaze
  1. gnaw
bite or chew on with the teeth
  1. grievous
causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
  1. grub
informal terms for a meal
  1. hemorrhage
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
  1. impinge
impinge or infringe upon
  1. indigent
poor enough to need help from others
  1. inducement
a positive motivational influence
  1. infuriate
make furious
  1. insensate
devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation
  1. insubordination
defiance of authority
  1. irresolute
uncertain how to act or proceed
  1. knapsack
a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
  1. laconically
in a dry laconic manner
  1. latrine
a public toilet in a military area
  1. loftily
in a lofty manner
  1. lorry
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
  1. louse
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
  1. malicious
having the nature of or resulting from malice
  1. monotonous
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
  1. moor
open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
  1. morphia
an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain
  1. munition
weapons considered collectively
  1. munition
weapons considered collectively
  1. mutter
talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  1. nauseate
upset and make nauseated
  1. oblique
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled
  1. onslaught
a sudden and severe onset of trouble
  1. opalescent
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
  1. ostracize
expel from a community or group
  1. palatial
relating to or being a palace
  1. pallid
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
  1. parapet
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
  1. patronizing
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
  1. poplar
soft light-colored non-durable wood of the poplar
  1. precipitous
done with very great haste and without due deliberation
  1. predominant
most frequent or common
  1. protrude
extend out or project in space
  1. quake
shake with fast, tremulous movements
  1. quartermaster
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
  1. queue
a line of people or vehicles waiting for something
  1. quiver
shake with fast, tremulous movements
  1. ration
the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel)
  1. reminiscence
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
  1. renunciation
rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
  1. repress
put down by force or intimidation
  1. requisition
the act of requiring; an authoritative request or demand, especially by a military or public authority that takes something over (usually temporarily) for military or public use
  1. retaliate
take revenge for a perceived wrong
  1. reverberation
the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
  1. satchel
luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
  1. scat
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
  1. scatter
to cause to separate and go in different directions
  1. schnapps
any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
  1. scrounge
collect or look around for (food)
  1. skirmish
a minor short-term fight
  1. slaughter
the killing of animals (as for food)
  1. stupor
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
  1. sullen
showing a brooding ill humor
  1. superfluous
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
  1. surreptitious
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
  1. taper
a convex shape that narrows toward a point
  1. tedious
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  1. toil
work hard
  1. tremulous
(of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear
  1. tunic
an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
  1. unattainable
impossible to achieve
  1. uncompromising
not making concessions
  1. ventilate
expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen
  1. voracity
excessive desire to eat
  1. wrathfully
in a wrathful manner
  1. wretch
performs some wicked deed

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