Monday, October 19, 2009

This Week's Vocabulary: 10/19-23

Soldier’s Heart voc. words / Week #1 /2nd 9 weeks
Use each of the vocabulary words in a fabulous fifth grade sentence (due Thurs.).

1. appalling – to make someone feel shock, horror, or disgust

2. incomprehensible – impossible or very difficult to understand

3. unscathed – not hurt, damaged, or harmed in any way

4. horrific – frightening or disturbing enough to cause horror

5. bayonet – a steel blade attached to the muzzle end of a gun, used in hand-to-hand combat

6. civilian – a person not on active military duty; a person not part of the military

7. dysentery – a disease characterized by severe diarrhea and passing blood, caused by infection

8. sutler – a civilian who provides items to an army and has a shop in the camp

9. hullabaloo – noisy excitement or fuss

10. amputation – the process of cutting off or removing a limb from the body

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