All Quiet on the Western Front Ch. 1 Vocab
voracity
An enormous and gluttonous appetite
foresight
A view of the future
Queue
A line/sequence of people awaiting somthing
unimpeachably
Not to be doubted or questioned
palatial
Resembling a palace; grand and spacious
hygienic
maintaining health and preventing diseases
constraint
a limit or restriction
martinets
a person who demands strict obedience
ostracized
exclude from a society or group
helter-skelter
carelessly hurried; confused
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.
mediators
a third party to negotiate conflict between two parties
bombardment
a continuous attack on something with planes or guns
mutineers
a person, especially a soldier or sailor, who rebels or refuses to obey the orders of a person in authority
carbolic
a disinfectant soap (?)
tactless
having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues
feeble
lacking strength; faint
coveted
greatly desired or envied
intervene
take part in something to prevent potential events/conflict