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War Horse Ch. 4-6
vocabulary quiz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apprehension | anxiety; worry; fear |
| jodhpurs | riding breeches (pants) loose above the knee and tight-fitting below |
| placid | easy going; docile; peaceful |
| console | cheer up; comfort |
| inconsolable | grief-stricken; heartbroken |
| transformation | alteration; change |
| maneuvers | military exercises |
| reveled | took great pleasure or satisfaction |
| exert | put forth |
| trepidation | apprehension; foreboding; anxiety; fear |
| obliged | grateful; thankful; indebted |
| imperceptibly | barely; noticeably; undetactably |
| echelon | level; rank; statum |
| warily | cautiously; suspiciously; guardedly |
| debated | discussed; disputed; pondered; deliberated |
| exuberance | enthusiasm; excitement; high spirits |
| buoyant | floating; upbeat; optimistic; happy |
| optimism | upbeat; happy; hopefulness; cheerfulness; |
| peremptory | authoritative, absolute, dictatorial, no-nonsense |
| obliterate | wipe out; destroy; demolish |
| shroud | covering veil; cloak |
| despondency | hopelessness; sadness; dejection; gloom |
| jocular | joking; funny; humorous |
| outflank | to get around the side of an opposing force |