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Class: _________V_ocab: THE THINGS THEY CARRIED by Tim O'Brien Vocabulary Set 1

Word (with POS) Definition 1

acquiescence (n.)

the state of accepting or submitting without conflict

Synonym

2 bedlam (n.)

3 catharsis (n.)

4 cryptic (adj.)

5 digression (n.)

6 eccentric (adj.)

7 elusive (adj.)

8 eviscerate (v.)

9 frugal (adj.)

10 hamlet (n.)

a place or scene of uproar and confusion

a purging of emotions

having a hidden or ambiguous meaning

the act of straying away from the main topic in speaking or writing deviating from an established or usual pattern or style especially in odd or whimsical ways difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

to take out the organs of; to disembowel

avoiding waste

a small village

Definitive sentence: Use part of the definition in the sentence. Underline the vocabulary word, and you can change the word form to best fit your sentence.

Tim ultimately acquiesces to the feelings within his heart, after days upon the Rainy River, and accepts that he must go to Vietnam.

Word (with POS) Definition

Synonym

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idle (adj.)

lacking work or basis; inactive or lazy

12 intangible (adj.)

13 mundane (adj.)

incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch

ordinary or practical

14 pious (adj.)

showing reverence for religious devotion and worship

15 poise (n.)

great coolness and composure under strain

16 rapport (n.)

a positive and harmonious relationship

17 surreal (adj.)

having the intense irrational reality of a dream

18 translucent (adj.)

a material or object that permits the passage of light; see-through

19 trite (adj.)

being worn out by overuse thereby becoming meaningless and dull

20 valor (n.)

personal bravery; strength of mind or spirit

Definitive sentence: Use part of the definition in the sentence. Underline the vocabulary word, and you can change the word form to best fit your sentence.

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