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1. annihilation (noun)-
complete destruction or obliteration
“We do not fight, we defend ourselves against annihilation” (Remarque 113).
The alien invasion will be the threat of global annihilation.
Now to his hands, now to his shoulders. It was a total annihilation. His body parts were slowly disappearing.
2. belabour (verb)-
attack verbally with harsh criticism
“We sit as though in a boiler that is being belaboured from without all sides” (Remarque 111).
The police belaboured the guy inside the investigation room.
“Okay nerd. I’m 100% sure that you’ll be the first one to die if a horde of those weirdos come again though,” Fredrik belaboured, “I hope your legs work as great as your brain smartass.”
3. convalescent (adjective)-
recovering to health from a illness
“Perhaps you will go to the convalescent home at Klosterberg, among the villas Franz” (Remarque 30).
The convalescent child is now in rehab.
Her depression has been convalescent, but still prefers being alone than with a large group.
4. docile (adjective)-
easily handled or managed
“They listen, they are docile-but when it begins again...” (Remarque 134).
Being a kindergarten teacher, taking care of kids is not a docile job.
“Dude, that hurt!” Fredrik yells. “You’re too docile. Stay there, nerd!”
5. foreboding (adjective)-
a feeling of evil to come
“Our forebodings increase as rum is served out” (Remarque 103).
The haunted house gave me a foreboding feeling.
“Hey um Roger, was the sky like this earlier?” Ryan had a foreboding feeling.
6. furtive (adjective)-
secret and sly or sordid
“They have dysentery; furtively many of them display the blood-stained tails of their shirts” (Remarque 190).
The spy acted furtively as he entered the mansion.
Roger turns back immediately to see Lex inside his ship, furtively fiddling with the system.
7. gape (verb)-
be or become wide open
“Before me gapes the shell-hole” (Remarque 67).
I spat the gum out into the gaping hole.
Alexandria swings her arm and punches the door so hard that she cracks open the door, creating a gigantic gaping hole in the middle. She smiles and ran into the base.
The gorillas burn, and the explosion opens a gaping hole in the cave that leads to the outside.
8. ghastly (adjective)-
causing great horror or fear
“He looks ghastly, yellow and wan” (Remarque 14).
She felt ghastly after she saw the ghost.
“Oh my goodness, George your arm!” April cried ghastly. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry.”
As he loses them one by one, he grows more ghastly depressed and disillusioned with the war.
9. gigantic (adjective)-
so exceedingly large
“The slide along it like gigantic tapering rulers” (Remarque 59).
A basketball would feel gigantic for a little baby.
Roger spawns a gigantic chainsaw from his Space Bag (A bag that allows you to compress any items into a size of a marble and spawn them back into their original form whenever needed.) and starts cutting down the trees.
Alexandria swings her arm and punches the door so hard that she cracks open the door, creating a gigantic gaping hole in the middle. She smiles and ran into the base.
10. insatiable (adjective)-
impossible to satisfy
“Muller is insatiable and gives himself no peace” (Remarque 77).
The insatiable dog kept asking for more snacks.
His insatiable desire for party and girls were unstoppable.
11. jostle (verb)-
make one's way by pushing or shoving
“We began to jostle the fellow” (Remarque 5).
He jostled his way through the subway station.
Losing grip, Ryan tries to grab onto Fredrik’s arm, but instead scratches his arm with his nails, and jostled him onto the ground.
12. laconic (adjective)-
brief and to the point
‘How does the cow-shit come on the roof?’ retorts Müller laconically, and turns to Haie Westhus again” (Remarque 78).
The teacher laconically explained the upcoming assignment.
“My god, this is college all over again,” Lex whines. “Can’t you explain it a bit more laconically?”
13. marvel (verb)-
be amazed at
“It is a marvel that our post has had no casualties so far” (Remarque 21).
It was a marvel when the wild cat followed us.
April jumps marvellously. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” Fredrik and Lex both wakes up, looking dumbfounded.
I personally was marveled for the amount of valuable imagery and thoughts in this book.
14. peculiar (adjective)-
different to what is normally expected
“I’d been struck by the peculiarity of the man...” (Hesse 10).
The peculiar old man helped us carrying our luggage.
“Dude but…” As Fredrik was about to finish his sentence, he hears a peculiar rustle from the bushes up ahead.
While they are fighting, Paul cannot see their faces and so they seemed peculiar, unreal to him; however, seeing them close up makes him realize that they are just like the people in his own country.
15. peevish (adjective)-
easily irritated or annoyed
“Everyone is peevish and touchy, we do not take kindly to all this polishing, much less to the full-dress parades” (Remarque 202).
He seemed very peevish when the kid kept talking to him.
“Come on Lex you’re too peevish, the fun starts now,” Alexandria smiles. “It will be great, just you wait.”