Farewell to Arms Vocab Book 1/2

Question 1

Cholera

Answer 1

n

acute, infectious disease, characterized b profuse diarrhea, vomiting, and cramps

Question 2

Camions

Answer 2

n
strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy roads; ruck for military supplies
The camion in the road was what caused traffic

Question 3

mutiny

Answer 3

n
open rebellion against constituted authority (Especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
the troops showed mutiny while in austria

Question 4

bawdy

Answer 4

n
house for officers
the troops felt it was unfair that the bawdy was better than their place to stay

Question 5

pidgin

Answer 5

n
any simplified or broken form of language, especially used for communication between speakers of different languages
His pidgin english was easier to understand for the others in the room with a smaller understanding

Question 6

Atheist

Answer 6

n
person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being o beings
the hallocaust caused many people to become atheist

Question 7

jaundice

Answer 7

n
yellow discoloration of the skin, whites of eyes, due ot an increase of bile pigments in the blood.
he didn’t feel well because his jaundice was becoming worse.

Question 8

offensive

Answer 8

n
an aggressive movement or attack
the offensive location was set weeks before it were to happen

Question 9

pontoon

Answer 9

n
a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports fora temporary bridge over a river
the pontoon bridge may break any minute

Question 10

cloistered

Answer 10

adj
secluded from the rest of the world; sheltered
being in the war too long made the troops secluded

Question 11

truss

Answer 11

n
any various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to a longitudinal compression, tension, or both
the truss was unstable and members who tell of it were injured

Question 12

mistral

Answer 12

n
a cold, dry, northerly wind common in s. France and neighboring regions
i hated the mistral because it made me feel very old at night

Question 13

convoy

Answer 13

v
to accompany or escort, usually for protection
driving in convoy with multiple cars sometimes seems unneccessary

Question 14

puttee

Answer 14

n
long strip of cloth wound spirally round the leg from ankle to knee, worn part of a soldier’s uniform
the puttee looked nice on my uncle

Question 15

bower

Answer 15

n
a leafy shelter
the bower was dirty and filled with soggy leaves

Question 16

valorous

Answer 16

adj
courageous, brave
everyone believed katniss was valorous as she volunteered as tribute for her sister prim

Question 17

amoire

Answer 17

n

Question 18

articulation

Answer 18

n

Question 19

encysted

Answer 19

to enclose or become enclosed in a cyst

the narrartor’s knee was encysted

Question 20

projectile

Answer 20

n
an object fired from a gun with an explostive propelling charge such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or hand grenade
the projectile crashed into the building

Question 21

felicitation

Answer 21

n

an expression of good wishes, congratulations

Question 22

synovial

Answer 22

n

a lubricating fluid resembling the white of an egg, secreted by certain membranes, as those joints

Question 23

malaria

Answer 23

n
chilling, fever, sweating caused by parasitic profozoan, which is transferred to the human blood stream by a mosquito genus
she was sweating and cold at the same time; this led us to believe she had malaria

Question 24

unseemly

Answer 24

adj
not in keeping with establishment, standards or proper form; not acceptable
it is very unseemly for ezra and aria to date

Question 25

exalted

Answer 25

adj
raised or elevated, as in rank or character, of high station
his exalted rank allowed us to eat at ruby’s diner for free

Question 26

gaunt

Answer 26

adj
extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated
because she didn’t have money to pay for food during the great depression, the woman began to look frail and gaunt

Question 27

musettes

Answer 27

n
small leather or canvas bag with a shoulder strap, used to carr personal belongings
her musette bag carried her chapstick, phone, and wallet