The Red Badge of Courage: Chapters 12–18

by Stephen Crane
Henry Fleming is a young Union private during the Civil War. After fleeing from battle, he'll do anything for a second chance to prove his bravery.

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  1. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
    The voices of the cannon were clamoring in interminable chorus.
  2. pallor
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
    His face was of a clammy pallor.
  3. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
    The soft air was filled with the tremendous remonstrance.
  4. languid
    lacking spirit or liveliness
    A warm and strong hand clasped the youth's languid fingers for an instant, and then he heard a cheerful and audacious whistling as the man strode away.
  5. protruding
    extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
    The shoes displayed the mud or dust of marches and bits of rounded trousers, protruding from the blankets, showed rents and tears from hurried pitchings through the dense brambles.
  6. reproof
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
    After the reproof the youth said no more.
  7. peremptory
    not allowing contradiction or refusal
    An officer's peremptory tenor rang out and quickened the stiffened movement of the men.
  8. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
    As for himself, he had fled with discretion and dignity.
  9. wrangle
    quarrel noisily, angrily, or disruptively
    It seemed that the cannon had come from all parts and were engaged in a stupendous wrangle.
  10. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
    Inwardly he was reduced to an abject pulp by these chance words.
  11. temerity
    fearless daring
    He paused, ready to pounce upon any man who might have the temerity to reply.
  12. incomprehensible
    difficult to understand
    Sometimes his voice could be heard in a wild, incomprehensible laugh.
  13. respite
    a relief from harm or discomfort
    THE ragged line had respite for some minutes, but during its pause the struggle in the forest became magnified until the trees seemed to quiver from the firing and the ground to shake from the rushing of the men.
  14. bluster
    noisy confusion and turbulence
    From all the interwoven forest arose the smoke and bluster of the battle.
  15. dexterous
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
    The general reined strongly at his charger's opened and foamy mouth and guided it with dexterous horsemanship past the man.
Created on Mon Feb 11 15:08:29 EST 2013 (updated Tue Aug 05 16:47:45 EDT 2025)

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