All Quiet on the Western Front - Vocabulary

foresight (n)

the ability to predict what will happen in the future, intuitive understanding

coveted (adj)

intense desire or envy

voracity (n)

extreme, insatiable desire for something like food

disconcerted (adj)

disturbed, confused, or thrown off balance

pithily (adv)

expressing something powerful with few words

obliterate (v)

to completely destroy something

melancholy (n)

a feeling of pensive sadness with no obvious reason

profoundly (adv)

extremely, intense and deeply felt to a great extent

renunciation (n)

rejection or give up something like a belief or action

supplely (adv)

move in a flexible and graceful way without breaking

decorum (n)

proper, polite, respectable behavior

to reminisce (v)

recollect and think back on past events, usually happy

absurdity (n)

something that so outrageous and ridiculous you might laugh at it

embowered (v)

to be surrounded by plants or trees

indigent (adj)

poor and lacking basic necessities for survival

vile (adj)

extremely unpleasant and disgusting

baseness (n)

lack of morals, worthless

laconically (adj)

to speak briefly but with a rude tone

tedious (adj)

tiresome and boring because it goes on for too long

unscathed (adj)

completely unharmed and without damage

repulsive (adj)

something disgusting and unpleasant that pushes you away

demented (adj)

crazy and lose your mind due to extreme worry or anger

apparitions (n)

seeing something that isn’t physically there

implore (v)

beg someone earnestly and desperately to do something

jovial (adj)

to act cheerful and friendly, lift spirits of others

stifle (v)

restrain or stop yourself from having a reaction, holding back

opalescent (adj)

showing varying colors like an opal

listless (adj)

lacing energy or enthusiasm in doing anything

obscure (adj)

keep from being seen

peevish (adj)

easily irritated, mostly by unimportant things

persists (v)

to continue to do something even though you are met with opposition

agitation (n)

a state of anxiety or nervous excitement

dismay (n)

strong feeling of worry, anxiety, or sadness, caused by something unexpected