Slaughterhouse-Five, Chapter 4

Mr. Brian (United States of America)
Important vocabulary for ESL readers of Kurt Vonnegut's masterpiece, Slaughterhouse-Five.
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  1. luminous
    softly bright or radiant
  2. dread
    fearful expectation or anticipation
  3. nourishment
    a source of food or nourishment
  4. gallant
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
  5. cylinder
    a rounded container for oxygen or compressed air
  6. cylindrical
    having the form of a cylinder
  7. mineral
    a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  8. extrapolate
    draw from specific cases for more general cases
  9. conspire
    engage in plotting, swear together
  10. flying saucer
    an flying object whose nature is unknown
  11. melodious
    having a musical sound; especially a pleasing tune
  12. imperative
    some duty that is essential and urgent
  13. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  14. anesthetic
    a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  15. slumber
    be asleep
  16. bawl
    make a raucous noise
  17. whimper
    cry weakly or softly
  18. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  19. madrigal
    an unaccompanied partsong for several voices
  20. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  21. gangrene
    the localized death of living cells
  22. mangle
    destroy or injure severely
  23. delirium
    state of violent mental agitation
  24. avenge
    take action in return for a perceived wrong
  25. gruel
    a thin porridge
  26. porridge
    soft food made by boiling meal or legumes in water or milk
  27. coo
    speak softly or lovingly
  28. induce
    cause to act in a specified manner
  29. haystack
    a stack of hay
  30. woo
    make amorous advances towards
  31. tinsel
    glittering metal foil used as decoration
  32. civilian
    a nonmilitary citizen
  33. delouse
    free of lice
  34. radium
    an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores
  35. weakling
    a person who lacks physical or mental strength
  36. firing squad
    a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
  37. plague
    any large-scale calamity
  38. boil
    a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
  39. scald
    burn with a hot liquid or steam
  40. free will
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
Created on Tue May 07 00:06:34 EDT 2013 (updated Tue May 07 21:58:38 EDT 2013)

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