All Quiet on the Western Front Vocab chapters 1-3 Flashcards
Voracity
n. excessive desire to eat
synonym: hunger
“He had such a voracity for food”
Cunning
ad. being good at achieving goals
synonym: clever
“She is cunning a everything”
Disconcerted
adj. being upset then confused
synonym: being caught off guard
“They were disconcerted by the homework given”
Trifling
adj. not worth mentioning
synonym: unimportant
“Dont bother with trifling ideas”
Pithily
adj. (approving) in a way that is full of meaning and expressed well, without using too many words
synonym: very good
“This story is well made and pithily told”
Ostracized
v. avoid someone from a group
synonym: exclude
“She was part of the group but they ostracized her”
Implored
v. begging for somthing very urgently
synonym: ask
“He implored for his games”
Obliterate
v. remove completely from memory
synonym: forget, disaapear
“She need to obliterate him from her”
Melancholy
adj. a feeling of saddnes
synonym: sadness
“She listens to melancholy music at night”
Immaterial
adj. unimportant under the circumstances
synonym: besides the point
“The reading was immaterial so he didnt do it”
Indifferent
adj. showing no interest
synonym: dont care
“He thought the party was indifferent”
Patronizingly
v. in a way that shows that you think you are better or more intelligent than somebody else
synonym: to talk down
“He got a 97 on the final for he thought he was patronizingly”
Uncanny
adj. being able to do things better than normal
synonym: skilled
“She was uncanny when getting her grades back”
Decorum
n. appropriate behavior, good manners
synonym: decency
“She was decorum when introducing herself”
Indefatigable
adj. someone who never gets tired of doing something
synonym: tireless
“While he was working out he was indefatigaable”
