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Combined Sets
Ch.1-5 AQOWF+Ch. 6-12 AQOWF
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Barrage | curtain of heavy artillery fire just in front of friendly troops to screen and protect them |
| Billets | lodgings assigned to soldiers |
| Helter-Skelter | in disorder or confusion |
| Insubordination | disobedience to authority |
| Laconically | with few words |
| Queue | line of people |
| Rail | to scold or denounce harshly |
| Restive | restless |
| Satchel | small bag with a shoulder strap |
| Windfall | unexpected sudden gain |
| Chasten | to punish; to make humble |
| Devastated | overwhelmed; ruined |
| Listless | lacking energy |
| Ludicrous | ridiculous; laughable |
| Melancholy | depressed in spirit; sad |
| Obliquely | indirectly; in a slanting or sloping direction |
| Parapet | low wall of stone or earth to protect soldiers |
| Rave | to speak wildly or angrily |
| Remnant | small surviving part |
| Solace | relief; comfort |
| Banal | ordinary; lacking originality |
| Convalescent | recovering health and strength gradually after sickness |
| Forlorn | sad and lonely |
| Idyll | carefree episode |
| Invulnerable | unable to be harmed or wounded |
| Repulse | to fight off an attacker |
| Shrewdly | wisely; cleverly |
| Surreptitiously | sneakily; secretly |