Vocab: Slaughterhouse Five Flashcards

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containing or operated by air or gas under pressure

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pneumatic

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absolute; unqualified

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unmitigated

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add details; as to an account or idea

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dilate

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4
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liberality in bestowing generosity

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magnanimity

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5
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make unable to think; to confuse

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addle

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a reason given in justification of a course of action that is not the real

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pretext

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mercy

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clemency

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an animal hunted for food

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quarry

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immeasurably small

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infinitesimal

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10
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a homeless child

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waif

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11
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in deplorable condition

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ramshackle

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12
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to decorate with flowers

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festoon

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13
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senseless talk

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balderdash

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14
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a design made out of small miscellaneous materials

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mosaic

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a sense of whirling and loss of balance

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vertigo

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