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TTTC- Nashoba
Vocab Quiz #2
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Literature
11th Grade
04/06/2008

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bedlam
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a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion.
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mundane
Definition
common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative
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sniper
Definition
One who shoots at other people from a concealed place
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casualty
Definition
a member of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, capture, or because his or her whereabouts or condition cannot be determined
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plod
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to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge
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pagoda
Definition
A structure, such as a garden pavilion, built in imitation of a multistory Buddhist tower
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swab
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a bit of sponge, cloth, cotton, or the like, sometimes fixed to a stick, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person or for applying medicaments, drying areas, etc
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cadre
Definition
the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit
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piaster
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a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, the 100th part of a pound
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hamlet
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a small village
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causation
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the action of causing or producing, anything that produces an effect; cause
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mortar
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a cannon very short in proportion to its bore, for throwing shells at high angles
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hoist
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to raise or lift, esp. by some mechanical appliance
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catharsis
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the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
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valor
Definition
boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle; heroic courage
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platoon
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a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters
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giddiness
Definition
frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty,affected with vertigo; dizzy
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rectitude
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rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
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volition
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the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing
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acquiescence
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Passive assent or agreement without protest
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cushy
Definition
involving little effort for ample rewards; easy and profitable, soft and comfortable
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battalion
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a ground force unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies or similar units
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bunker
Definition
a fortification set mostly below the surface of the ground with overhead protection provided by logs and earth or by concrete and fitted with openings through which guns may be fired
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hooch
Definition
any living quarters, as a barracks
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defoliant
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A chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause the leaves to fall off
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kilter
Definition
good condition; order
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formaldehyde
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