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Vocab-The Things they Carried
Vocab words from the book by Tim O'Brien
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English
11th Grade
09/01/2008

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shrapnel
Definition
Military. a. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.
b. such projectiles collectively.

2. shell fragments.
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entrenching
Definition
v. intr.

To dig or occupy a trench.
To encroach, infringe, or trespass.
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pentrite
Definition
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complexes
Definition
Consisting of interconnected or interwoven parts; composite.
Composed of two or more units: a complex carbohydrate.
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claymores
Definition
A claymore mine
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sullen
Definition
showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
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incendiaries
Definition
Military. a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other substance that burns with an intense heat.
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ordnance
Definition
military weapons with their equipment, ammunition, etc
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carotene
Definition
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C40H56, found in many plants, esp. carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
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marmite
Definition
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
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laxity
Definition
The state or quality of being relaxed
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encumbered
Definition
To put a heavy load on; burden
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intransitive
Definition
verb not accompanied by a direct object
to hump meant to walk or march in the book
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amortizing
Definition
to liquidate or extinguish (a mortgage, debt, or other obligation)
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eviscerated
Definition
to remove the contents of (a body organ).
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platitude
Definition
a flat, dull, or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
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reticence
Definition
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
2. reluctant or restrained.
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machete
Definition
a large heavy knife used esp. in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
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comport
Definition
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave:
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rectitude
Definition
Moral uprightness; righteousness.
The quality or condition of being correct in judgment.
The quality of being straight.
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