English 11 All Quiet on the Western Front Vocabulary List
Your in-class quiz on the first half of the book will include words from LISTS A AND B. Your final test at the end of the
unit will include words from LISTS A, B, AND C. Block 1 will have additional intermittent vocabulary quizzes.
LIST A: CHAPTERS 1-3
Voracity (1)
Cunning (3)
Disconcerted (5)
Billets (7)
Unimpeachably (7)
Trifling (8)
Pithily (8)
Martinets (11)
Ostracized (11)
Implored (15)
Obliterate (20)
Melancholy (20)
Immaterial (21)
Indifferent (22)
Renunciation (22)
Discomfiture (24)
Revile (32)
Patronizingly (36)
Uncanny (40)
Concord (42)
Decorum (44)
Sallow (46)
Indefatigable (49)
Remonstrance (49)
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an insatiable appetite/eager to consume food
skill in deception/deceiving others
a feeling of discomfort
lodgings for soldiers
unquestionably
unimportant or frivolous
Precise or concise
rigid military disciplinarians
excluded from a group; made outsiders
begged for earnestly
to remove from memory; to destroy
dejected; sad
unimportant
marked by a lack of interest or concern for something
the act of giving up or resigning
embarrassment
to use abusive language; to scold
condescendingly
seeming to have a supernatural character; mysterious
a harmonious blend of sound/agreement
the conventions of polite behavior
of grayish or yellow color
untiring
a presentation of grievances or complaints
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one who seeks to attain a specific goal
sharp and harsh; unpleasantly pungent odor or taste
capable of making a mistake
suffering from poverty and uncomfortable life conditions
to oppose or collect by legal authority (as in a tax)
incapable of being satisfied
Thoughtful about past experiences
unwillingness to submit to authority
to adhere firmly and closely; to be loyal
to strike or dash with a sharp collision
to lead away from virtue and excellence
to meet or satisfy a need; to be sufficient
Not straightforward; indirect
an alleviation of grief or anxiety
an evenness of mind esp. under stress; composure
gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed
easily led or managed; obedient
lacking sparkle or liveliness; dull
to wander or search for provisions
idealistic to an impractical degree
With disapproval or distrust; scornfully
sudden loss of consciousness or voluntary movement
exceedingly sensitive; easily shaken
Being pleasant or at ease in talking with people; gracious
to indulge oneself in pride with obvious vanity; arrogance
worthy of praise; commendable
LIST B: CHAPTERS 4-7
Aspirants (52)
Acrid (52)
Fallible (56)
Indigent (56)
Levies (77)
Insatiable (77)
Reminiscently (84)
Insubordination (90)
Cleaves (105)
Impinges (114)
Debauched (115)
Sufficed (116)
Obliquely (117)
Solace (123)
Equanimity (127)
Sullen (131)
Docile (134)
Pallid (135)
Foraging (138)
Quixotic (139)
Askance (142)
Apoplexy (161)
Tremulous (161)
Affably (163)
Plume (168)
Laudable (170)
LIST C: CHAPTERS 8-12
Opalescent (188)
Dregs (189)
Furtively (190)
Obscure (193)
Abyss (194)
Peevish (202)
Exasperate (202)
Obtuse (204)
Implacable (210)
Extenuation (211)
Stark (232)
Zealously (232)
Idyll (232)
Fastidious (238)
Refinement (246)
Intoning (252)
Fatuous (263)
Proffered (264)
Forestall (267)
Banal (272)
Differentiated (273)
Regeneration (274)
Degeneration (274)
Dissolution (275)
rapt (276)
aberration (277)
emaciated (280)
anemic (280)
blanched (285)
insensate (285)
sufficed (291)
superfluous (294)
divinations (295)
heedless (295)
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reflecting an iridescent light; shiny
the most undesirable part of something
Done by stealth; secretively
withdrawn from the center of human activity
bottomless gulf
marked by ill-temper; fretful
to cause irritation or annoyance
lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
partial justification or excuse
harsh; blunt
Passionately; ardently interested in pursuing something
a light, carefree movement that offers contentment
difficult to please; a meticulous or demanding attitude
the process of making something perfect
to recite in singing tones; to sing
complacently or inanely foolish; silly
to present for acceptance; offer [noun—an offer or suggestion]
to intercept or obstruct
drearily commonplace; often predictable or trite
something distinct or specialized
the process or act of creating anew; improving something
the process of falling to an inferior state
decomposition into fragments or parts
deeply moved; engrossed
a deviation from the expected course
to make or become extremely thin to the point of starvation
lacking vitality; listless or weak
to take color from something
lacking a sense of power to reason; lacking sense or logic
to meet or satisfy a need
being beyond what is required; more than necessary
an inspired guess
without care