Words of the Work: Slaughterhouse Five

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Lochamy IB English 11; 19 September, 2023

20 Terms

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soliloquize

to talk to oneself

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irony

incongruity between what might be expected and what occurs

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3

covetous

immoderately desirous of aqcuiring something

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4

sordid

morally degraded

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5

unmitigated

not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity

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6

peity

righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout

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putrid

morally corrupt or evil

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8

addle

mix up or confuse

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9

pretext

a fictitious reason that conceals the real reason

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10

ghastly

gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

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11

decrepit

lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality

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12

resolute

characterized by quickness or firmness

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13

clemency

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders

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14

vertigo

a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall

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15

balderdash

trivial nonsense

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16

mosaic

design made of smaller pieces of colored stone or glass

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17

extrapolate

draw from specific cases for more general cases

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acrimonious

marked by strong resentment or cynicism

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rarefied

of high moral or intellectual value

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feign

give false appearance of

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