Slaughterhouse-Five, Chapter 1

Mr. Brian (United States of America)
Difficult words for non-native advanced speakers of English from Kurt's Vonnegut's masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five
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  1. meal
    coarsely ground foodstuff
  2. limerick
    a humorous rhymed verse form of five lines
  3. trafficker
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
  4. saber
    a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back
  5. pneumatic
    relating to or using air or a similar gas
  6. mimeograph
    duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed
  7. lace
    a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web
  8. squash
    compress with force, out of natural shape or condition
  9. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
  10. sneeringly
    with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
  11. dinner bell
    a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
  12. family man
    a man whose family is of major importance in his life
  13. booze
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
  14. wheelbarrow
    a cart for carrying small loads
  15. sordid
    morally degraded
  16. unmitigated
    not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity
  17. magnanimity
    nobility and generosity of spirit
  18. quarrelsome
    given to arguing
  19. swarm
    move in large numbers
  20. thrilled
    feeling intense pleasurable excitement
  21. bloom
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  22. Prussian
    a German inhabitant of Prussia
  23. jumbled
    in utter disorder
  24. massacre
    the savage and excessive killing of many people
  25. grotesque
    ludicrously odd
Created on Wed May 01 22:12:17 EDT 2013 (updated Sat May 04 21:03:06 EDT 2013)

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