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Vocab 6
The Things They Carried
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Literature
10th Grade
09/21/2010

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ambush
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(n) an act of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise/ (v) to attack by surprise
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arsenal
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(n) a govt establishment where military equiptment or munitions are manufactured or stored
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casualty
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(n) one who is injured or killed in an accident
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comport
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(v) to behave oneself; be in agreement, conformity
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elusive
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(adj) hard to express or define, eluding clear perception
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entrenching
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(v) to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly for defense
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fragmentation
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(n) the pieces of an exploded fragmentation bomb or grenade
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grunt
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(n) soldier; infantryman
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laxity
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(adj lacking firmness; not strict/ (n) state of being careless
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poise
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(n) a dignified, self-confident manner; composure/ (v) to hold in a certain position
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resignation
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(n) formal statement of one giving up position, office; submission
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somber
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(adj) gloomily dark; shadowy; depressing; dismal; grave; serious
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sullen
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(adj) showing irritation or ill humor by silence or reserves
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volition
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(n) act of willing, choosing, or resolving
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