Vocab Words
Vocab Definitions
Name the Deadly Sin
Fight Club
Redeployment
100
Fillibuster
n. One who attempts to obstruct legislation.
100
adj. Inclined to joke.
jocular
100
Never eat blue cheese, it's moldy
incorrect punctuation of independent clauses
100
What is the narrator's real name?
unknown
100
How was Jenks wounded?
IED explosion
200
antipodes
A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
200
adj. Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
contiguous
200
After dinner, dessert was served by the hostess.
passive voice
200
Name one thing you can mix with gasoline to make napalm.
frozen orange juice concentrate, cat litter, diet soda
200
What branch of the military is the focus of "Redeployment"?
The Marine Corps
300
impetus
n. Any impulse or incentive.
300
n. Bottomless gulf.
abyss
300
I have never been to the Grand Canyon; I hear its beautiful.
misuse of the apostrophe
300
What department does the narrator work in at the car company?
compliance and liability
300
What kind of work does the narrator of "Ten Klicks south" do?
Artillary
400
antenatal
adj. Occurring or existing before birth.
400
adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
antedilluvian
400
The teacher gave the student his quiz after he ate lunch.
pronoun problems
400
What is Marla's "trust fund"?
Collagen removed from her mother.
400
What does PFC stand for?
Private First Class
500
zephyr
n. Any soft, gentle wind.
500
n. One who is fond of women.
philogynist
500
You only live once.
misplaced modifiers
500
What chemical does Tyler use to burn the narrator's hand?
Lye
500
what does FOB stand for?
Forward Operating Base