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The Things They Carried - Chapters 1-9
These are the vocabulary words for Trafford's, The Things They Carried chapters 1-9
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Literature
11th Grade
10/26/2010

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Fatigues
Definition
Clothing worn by military personnel.
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Dysentery
Definition
Inflammatory disorder of the intestinal tract.
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Unencumbered
Definition
not carrying a burden
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Laxity
Definition
State of slack, negligence, or carelessness
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Taut
Definition
Pulled or drawn tight
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Topography
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Description of a place's terrain
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Volition
Definition
Power of choosing; the will
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Tangible
Definition
real or concrete
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Spin
Definition
an interpretation
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Exuberance
Definition
quality of being extravagantly joyful
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Imperative
Definition
Unoriginal remark
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Amortizing
Definition

to liquidate

(a debt, such as a mortgage)

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Convitions
Definition
beliefs; morals; values
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Eviscerated
Definition
disemboweled; guts removed
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Censure
Definition
criticize
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Acquiescence
Definition
consent by giving in
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Platitude
Definition
unoriginal remark
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Pious
Definition
showing reverence
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Gentry
Definition
people of a noble or wealthy class
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Reticence
Definition
reserved; reluctance
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Skittish
Definition
restlessly active or nervous
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Rectitude
Definition
moral righteousness
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Skewed
Definition
to be turned or placed at an angle
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Ordnance
Definition
military equipment such as ammunition
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Definitive
Definition
certain or conclusive
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Barrage
Definition
overwhelming, concentrated outpouring
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Aesthetic
Definition
concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
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Implacable
Definition
impossible to please or appease
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Concord
Definition
harmony; agreement of interests or feelings
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Puffery
Definition
flattering, often exaggerated praise and publicity
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Bedlam
Definition
noisy uproar and confusion
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Mundane
Definition
ordinary; common
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Superlatives
Definition
things of the highest excellence
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Hamlet
Definition
A small village
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Composure
Definition
quality of being calm and even-tempered
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Ambush
Definition
sudden attack made from a concealed position
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Clearance
Definition
permission
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Rapture
Definition
state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy
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Fluke
Definition
something accidentally good or successful
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Speculation
Definition
guessing based on facts; conclusion or opinion reached by conjecture
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