All Quiet on the Western Front III
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- culprits
- One charged with an offense or crime or one guilty of crime.
- surreptitiously
- obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized.
- degeneration
- the process of degenerating or Gradual deterioration of specific tissues, cells, or organs with corresponding impairment or loss of function, caused by injury, disease, or aging.
- superficiality
- being at, on, or near the surface.
- edibles
- fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent.
- claustrophobia
- an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places.
- convoy
- to accompany or escort, usually for protection.
- tetanus
- Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, esp. those of the neck and lower jaw. Compare lockjaw.
- chatells
- unknown so far
- emaciated
- marked by emaciation or To make or become extremely thin, especially as a result of starvation.
- billet
- lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- entanglement
- the act of entangling or something that entangles; snare; involvement; complication.
- amiss
- out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly; wrongly; astray.
- petrified
- to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- oppressive
- burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical.
- obtuse
- not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- melancholy
- a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- apoplexy
- a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel or stroke.
- provocation
- the act of provoking or something that incites, instigates, angers, or irritates.
- abyss
- a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
- parapet
- a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification.
- extenuation
- the act of extenuating or partial justification.
- rumors
- A piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth.
- fatuous
- foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.
- furtively
- taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret.
- canteen
- a small container used esp. by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- rations
- a fixed allowance of provisions or food, esp. for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage.
- dissolution
- the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
- despair
- loss of hope; hopelessness.
- dysentery
- Pathology. an infectious disease marked by inflammation and ulceration of the lower part of the bowels, with diarrhea that becomes mucous and hemorrhagic.
- demonstrative
- characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., esp. of love or affection.
- aberration
- the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
- foraging
- the acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.