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Cracker Vocab Set 2
Vocabulary Review for Cracker Ch. 15-31
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| impassive | Not feeling or showing any emotion. |
| elapsed | To pass, as in time. |
| emerge | Come into view. |
| casualties | Members of the armed forces lost to service through death, wounds, sickness, and capture. |
| invigorated | Filled with life and energy; energized. |
| adrenaline | A response to stress, as anger or fear, that increases heart rate, blood pressure, and cardiac output. |
| paranoid | Having excessive suspicion of the motives of others. |
| ambush | A surprise attack. |
| tourniquet | Anything to stop bleeding by force, like a bandage. |
| shrapnel | Shell fragments. |
| decaying | Decomposing; rotting. |
| ruckus | A noisy commotion. |
| rubble | Broken bits and pieces of anything from being demolished. |
| beckoned | Signaled to come here. |
| deactivated | To stop (a bomb, shell, or the like) from working. |
| rehab | To restore to a condition of good health. |
| invalid | A person who is too sick or weak to care for himself or herself. |
| writhing | To twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain. |
| contrary | Opposite in nature or character. |
| optimism | To see the positive side of things. |
| tolerate | Put up with. |
| euthanize | The act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die. |
| quarantined | A strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease. |
| scuffle | To struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner. |
| tranquilized | Sedated or relieved of anxiety or tension by the administration of a drug. |