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Ch. 6-12 AQOWF
Vocabulary for All Quiet on the Western Front
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |