All Quiet on the Western Front Ch. 1 Vocab Flashcards


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voracity

An enormous and gluttonous appetite

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foresight

A view of the future

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Queue

A line/sequence of people awaiting somthing

4

unimpeachably

Not to be doubted or questioned

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palatial

Resembling a palace; grand and spacious

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hygienic

maintaining health and preventing diseases

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constraint

a limit or restriction

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martinets

a person who demands strict obedience

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ostracized

exclude from a society or group

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helter-skelter

carelessly hurried; confused

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windfall

an apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind; a large amount of money that is won or received unexpectedly.

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mediators

a third party to negotiate conflict between two parties

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bombardment

a continuous attack on something with planes or guns

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mutineers

a person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority

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carbolic

a disinfectant soap (?)

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tactless

having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues

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feeble

lacking strength; faint

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coveted

greatly desired or envied

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intervene

take part in something to prevent potential events/conflict