Details Title: All Quiet on the Western Front Description: N/A Total Flash Cards: 35 Created: 02/09/2009 15:47:25		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Literature Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term voracity Definition the excessive desire to eat Term requisition Definition to make a formal request for official servies Term cunning Definition shrewdness as demonstrated by skill in deception Term queue Definition a line of people waiting for something Term derive Definition reason by deduction Term palatial Definition relating to or being a palace Term billet Definition a note or short, personal letter Term confounded Definition bewildered or confused Term death-throes Definition a severe pain that ends in death Term Morphia Definition a medicine used to relieve pain Term renunciation Definition the act of rejecting something as invalid Term pettifogging Definition to quibble or argue over petty things Term infuriated Definition to make furious Term barrack Definition a building for soldiers Term latrine Definition a public toilet in a military area Term attribute Definition something that belongs to a person Term grievous Definition causing grief or great sorrow Term espirit de corps Definition the spirit of a group that makes the members want to succeed Term protrude Definition to stick out or extend from Term gangrene Definition rotting flesh, usually caused by diminishing blood supply Term patronizing Definition offensively condescending Term reminiscence Definition the act of recalling past experiences or events Term disgruntle Definition to put into a bad mood Term canteen Definition a flask for carrying water Term tommy Definition a soldier Term retaliate Definition to take revenge for a perceived wrong Term munitions Definition military supplies Term aspirant Definition an ambitious or aspiring person Term acrid Definition pungent, strong, sharp Term reverberation Definition an echo Term indigent Definition destitute, poor enough to need help from others Term tapering Definition gradually decreasing in size Term lorry Definition a large, low, horse drawn wagon without sides Term baseness Definition the quality of being unworthy of holding virtues or value Term satchel Definition luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom