The Things They Carried Vocabulary Flashcards
Laxity:
State of lacking in rigor or strictness
Exuberance:
Quality of being full or unrestrained enthusiasm
Eviscerate:
To take away a vital part of something
Configuration:
Arrangement of parts of elements
Phosphorescent:
Emitting light but no heat
Negligence:
Characterized by a lack of care
Talisman:
A magic object with power
Incendiary:
Tending to inflame or arouse
Deferment:
Temporary postponement or induction into the military
Hamlet:
Small town or village
State of lacking in rigor or strictness
Laxity
Quality of being full or unrestrained enthusiasm
Exuberance
To take away a vital part of something
Eviscerate
Arrangement of parts of elements
Configuration
Emitting light but no heat
Phosphorescent
Characterized by a lack of care
Negligence
A magic object with power
Talisman
Tending to inflame or arouse
Incendiary
Temporary postponement or induction into the military
Deferment
Small town or village
Hamlet
Laxity
The laxity of the teacher is seen through the fact that he lets students eat and drink in class, meanwhile other teachers do not
Exuberance
Fayth’s exuberance towards dance was seen through her peppy and extravagent cheerleading dance
Eviscerate
The doctor was in the middle of a routine kidney removal, but immediatly after he eviscerated the kidney there was excessive blood loss
Configuration
The tedious configuration of the food on the kid’s plate showed how he was a picky eater and hated when his food touched
Phosphorescent
The diamond on my mothers wedding ring is incredibly phosphorescent, which explains why my 4 year old cousin is fascinated when light hits it
Negligence
Child Services took the child away when they found out the mother was being incredibly negligent and left her two year old child home alone
Talisman
Many people have talismans, some people have rabbits feet or a lucky die, mine is a lucky necklace i wear whenvever i take a huge exam
Incendiary
An incendiary vessel was blown up in Syria this past weekend, it killed about 41 people
Deferment
Many people had deferments during the Vietnam War because of school, and those that did not had to go to war or find antoher way out of it
Hamlet
My mother lived in a hamlet on the southern tip of the UK, meanwhile my father lived in London
