Vocab. from "Dulce Et Decorum Est"

Mr. Smith (United States of America)
Words that students marked "unfamliar" as they read the poem.
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  1. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  2. incurable
    incapable of being remedied
  3. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  4. obscene
    offensive to the mind
  5. froth
    a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
  6. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
  7. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  8. trudge
    walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud
  9. plunge
    dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
  10. fumble
    feel about uncertainly or blindly
  11. vile
    morally reprehensible
  12. jolt
    move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion
  13. sensory
    involving or derived from the senses
Created on Wed Sep 04 09:14:02 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Mar 02 08:29:17 EST 2015)

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