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All Quiet Vocab 5-8
Vocabulary for chapters 5-8
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Literature
12th Grade
11/18/2009

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automaton (n)
Definition
a person or animal acting in an automatic way
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bluster (v)
Definition
speak or conduct oneself in a noisy, bullying manner
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claustrophobia (n)
Definition
abnormal fear of being in an enclosed or confined space
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delerium(n)
Definition
temporary state of extreme mental excitement
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disabuse (v)
Definition
to rid of false ideas
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equanimity (n)
Definition
quality of remaining calm, undisturbed
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forage (v)
Definition
to search for food or provisions
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forlorn (adj)
Definition
without hope; desperate
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glower (v)
Definition
to stare with sullen anger; scowl
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grovel (v)
Definition
to behave humbly
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impinge (v)
Definition
to strike, hit, or dash upon something
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inclination (n)
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particular disposition or bent of mind
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jovial (adj)
Definition
full of hearty, playful good humor
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laconically (adv)
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using few words; concisely
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quixotic (adj)
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extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic
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storm (v)
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to attack or deirect something at someone in an angry outburst
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