the things they carried Flashcards

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frontier

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n. a line or border separating two countries.

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pretense

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n. 가식, an attempt to make something that is not the case appear true

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holstered

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v. to put (a gun) into its holster - 권총의 가죽케이스

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outlandish

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adj. looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar

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pigpen

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n. an enclosed place where pigs are kept on a farm

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frisking

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v. (a police officer or an officer) body-searching someone

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encyst

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v. to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst (sac-like pocket of membranous tissue)

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tranquil

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adj. calm, peaceful

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tranquilizer

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n. a medicinal drug that reduces anxiety

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valor

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n. great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.

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sneer

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v. n. 비웃다, 조롱하다, 비웃음, 경멸

(to) smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner

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giddy

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adj. dizzy, 어지러운, 아찔한

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unencumbered

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adj. not having any burden or impediment.

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comport

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v. (formal) behave

(archaic) to agree with

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flank

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n. the right or left side of a body of people such as an army

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straggle

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v. move along slowly to remain some distance behind the person or people in front

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commence

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v. begin; start

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confisticate

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= confiscate

v. take or seize (someone’s property) with authority.

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to police up

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v. 청소/정돈하다

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laxity

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n. tendency of being too easy-going / not strict enough

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curt

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adj. rudely brief

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serenity

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n. the state of being calm, peaceful

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antipersonnel

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adj. (of weapons, especially bombs) designed to kill or injure people

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rucksack

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n. a backpack

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lethal
adj. sufficient to cause death
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exuberance
n. being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness
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buck
adj. (military slang) lowest of a particular rank.
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sergeant
n. a police officer ranking below a lieutenant.
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servile
adj. having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others
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chopper
n. short axe with a large blade, (informal) a hellicopter
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frugal
adj. simple, plain, and costing little.
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amortizing
a
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drafted
a
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shrouded
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stooge
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Geneva Accords
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Impending
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Smug removal
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fathom
a
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dicked
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decapitated
a
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eviscerated
a
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conveyor belt
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carcass
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maneuver
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slaughter
a
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degerement
a
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exile
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censure
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platitudes
a
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acquiescence
a
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gentry
a
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tyranny
a
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treasonous
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formica
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giday
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flimsy
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hillful
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ferocious
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preoccupied
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hunch
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hick
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cryptic
a
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wired
a
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jittery
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"mainstream life"
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maul
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pried
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reticence
a
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sermon
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vigil
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timber
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configurations
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disclaim
v. deny