The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

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14 Terms

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Rakishly

dashingly or carelessly unconventional

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Auxiliary

functioning in a supporting capacity

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Haggard

wild in appearance

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Turret

a self-contained weapons platform housing guns

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Tertiary

coming third in position

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Referendum

a legislative act referred for approval to a popular vote

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Insinuating

introduce or insert in a subtle manner

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Pandemonium

a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)

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Cannonading

a heavy fire of artillery

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Barrage

artillery fire laid on a line troops to screen and protect them

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Derisive

expressing contempt or ridicule

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Disdainful

full of or expressing contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior

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Craven

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

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Inscrutable

difficult or impossible to understand