The Things They Carried Vocab

Question 1

Elusive

Answer 1

Difficult to express

Question 2

Negligence

Answer 2

Fail to do

Question 3

Elusive

Answer 3

difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve.

Question 4

Impose

Answer 4

Force to be accepted or put in place

Question 5

Mortification

Answer 5

Great Embarrassment and shame

Question 6

Insecticide

Question 7

Dictated

Question 8

Volition

Question 9

Intransitive

Question 10

Lingo

Question 11

Ruthless

Answer 11

Having no pity or compassion; cruel and merciless

Question 12

Monotony

Answer 12

lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and sameness

Question 13

Exuberance

Answer 13

The quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness

Question 14

Discredit

Answer 14

To harm the reputation of credibility of someone or something

Question 15

Conviction

Answer 15

A firmly held belief or opinion

Question 16

Maneuever

Answer 16

A skillful or careful movement or series of moves

Question 17

Acquiesce

Answer 17

To accept something reluctantly but without protest

Question 18

Rupture

Answer 18

a break or burst, often referring to something physical like a pipe

Question 19

Pretense

Answer 19

a false apperance or claim intended to decieve

Question 21

Comrade

Answer 21

Fellow Soldier

Question 22

Rectitude

Answer 22

Morally correct behavior

Question 26

Anarchy

Answer 26

No government

Question 27

Illumination

Answer 27

Lighting; Glare

Question 28

implacable

Answer 28

relentless; unstoppable