The Things They Carried Vocabulary
Across
- 3. avoiding waste
- 5. great coolness and composure under strain
- 7. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
- 8. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
- 11. a state of shame or disgrace
- 15. without mercy or pity
- 17. acceptance without protest
- 19. the act of asserting that something alleged is not true
- 20. able to be described as similar
- 21. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
- 22. a feeling of strong eagerness
- 24. marked by extreme and violent energy
- 25. the trait of being uncommunicative
- 26. void of thought or knowledge
- 27. someone injured or killed in a military engagement
- 29. easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
- 30. directly and without evasion; not roundabout
- 31. an army unit that uses big guns
- 35. done or made using whatever is available
- 36. act of putting off to a future time
- 38. behave in a certain manner
- 39. remote and separate physically or socially
Down
- 1. a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
- 2. ludicrously odd
- 4. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
- 6. having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
- 9. difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
- 10. showing your contempt by derision
- 12. a badge worn to show official position
- 13. the trait of lacking courage
- 14. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
- 16. lacking information or instruction
- 18. a disease caused by parasites transmitted by mosquito bite
- 19. deeply religious
- 23. anything indispensable
- 28. suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
- 32. the act of expelling a person from their native land
- 33. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
- 34. having a puzzling terseness
- 37. concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise