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All Quiet on the Western Front
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Literature
10th Grade
02/09/2009

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