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A Separate Peace Vocabulary
Chapter 1
1. Droll – ADJ – amusing in an odd way
2. Inveigle – V – to lead on with deception; to entice or trick into doing something
3. Convalescence – N – a gradual recovery of health
4. Sedate – ADJ – calm; quiet
5. Tacit – ADJ – understood without being expressed
6. Nondescript – ADJ – of no particular type
7. Prodigious – ADJ – extraordinary; enormous
Chapter 2
1. Inane – ADJ – silly
2. Compliance – N – a tendency to give in readily to others
3. Chronic – ADJ – recurring; long-lasting
Chapter 3
1. Venerable – ADJ – worthy of respect or reverence
2. Inured – V – made accustomed to something difficult or painful
3. Insidious – ADJ – characterized by treachery or slyness
4. Blitzkrieg – N – any sudden, overwhelming attack; literally translates from German to
‘lightning war’
5. Anarchy – N – disorder; lawlessness