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The Things They Carried: Vocabulary List #1

The document contains definitions for 20 vocabulary words related to the military, combat, and war. Some of the words defined include: grunt (a soldier, especially an infantryman), bayonet (a dagger-like weapon attached to a gun), arsenal (a place for storing weapons), and muzzle (the end of a gun barrel). It also includes words like topography (detailed mapping of an area), grid (a coordinate system on a map), and shrapnel (exploding projectiles that release bullets).

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The Things They Carried: Vocabulary List #1

The document contains definitions for 20 vocabulary words related to the military, combat, and war. Some of the words defined include: grunt (a soldier, especially an infantryman), bayonet (a dagger-like weapon attached to a gun), arsenal (a place for storing weapons), and muzzle (the end of a gun barrel). It also includes words like topography (detailed mapping of an area), grid (a coordinate system on a map), and shrapnel (exploding projectiles that release bullets).

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The Things They Carried

Vocabulary List
#1
poncho (n)
a blanket like cloak with a
hole in the center to admit
the head, originating in South
America, now often worn as
a raincoat.
grunt (n) slang
a soldier,
especially an
infantryman.
intransitive (adj)
Not passing
further; kept;
detained.
topography (n)
the detailed mapping or
charting of the features
of a relatively small
area, district, or locality.
bayonet (n)
a dagger like steel weapon
that is attached to or at the
muzzle of a gun and used
for stabbing or slashing in
hand-to-hand combat.
antipersonnel (adj)
designed to inflict
death or personal
injury rather than
material destruction.
shrapnel (n)
a hollow projectile containing
bullets and a bursting
charge, designed to explode
and set free a shower of
missiles before reaching the
target.
arsenal (n)
a place of storage for
arms and military
equipment. Also, a
collection or supply of
weapons.
entrench (v)
to place in a position
of strength; to
establish firmly or
solidly.
muzzle (n)
the mouth, or end
for discharge, of
the barrel of a gun,
pistol, etc.
grid (n)
a network of horizontal and
perpendicular lines for locating
points on a map, chart, or aerial
photograph by means of a
system of coordinates.
exuberance (n)
the quality of being
effusively and almost
uninhibitedly
enthusiastic.
fungal (adj)
Related to or
characteristic of a
fungus, a growth-like
mold, mildew, yeast,
or mushroom.
stooge (n)
One who allows
oneself to be used
for another's profit or
advantage; a puppet.
province (n)
an administrative
division or unit of
a country.
summa cum laude (adv & adj)

with highest praise: used


in diplomas to grant the
highest of three special
honors for grades
above the average.
jingo (n)
a person who professes his
or her patriotism loudly
and excessively, favoring
vigilant preparedness for
war and an aggressive
foreign policy.
eviscerate (v)
to deprive or
strip of vital or
essential parts.
schizophrenia (n)
A psychotic disorder usually
characterized by withdrawal
from reality, illogical patterns of
thinking, delusions, and
hallucinations.
platitude (n)
a flat, dull, or trite remark,
especially one uttered as if it
were fresh or profound; a
cliché.
Example: Everything happens for
a reason.
pious (adj)
characterized by a
hypocritical concern
with virtue or religious
devotion;
sanctimonious.
gentry (n)
wellborn and
well-bred
people.
reticent (n)
the state or quality
of being reserved,
quiet, or shy;
Uncommunicative
rectitude (n)
rightness of
principle or
conduct; moral
virtue.
salvage (v)
The act of saving
something from
shipwreck, fire,
general danger, etc.

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