Vocab

Foxhole ( noun ) -a small pit, usually for one or two soldiers, dug as a shelter in a battle area.

Quote from book Ch 1  " In the late afternoon after days march , he would dig his foxhole, wash his hands under canteen , unwrap the letters hold them with his tips of fingers , and spend the last hour of light pretending .

Context Clue :  I know this because of movies Ive seen of soldiers diving into foxholes during combat.

My Own Sentence : The soldier hid in the foxhole all night .

Stooge - (noun) one who plays a subordinate or compliant role to a principal

Quote from book "Nationalist savior , or both , or neither?"

Context Clue - I know what a stooge is from my own logic of watching the show "The Three Stooges"

My Own Sentence - The comedian was a stooge on the show .

Stashing - verb to store in a usually secret place for future use —often used with away

Quote From Book - "courage , I seemed to think comes to us in infinite quantities like an inheritance , and by being frugal and stashing it away and letting it earn interest , we steadily increase our moral capital in preparation for that day when account must be drawn down ."

Context Clue - From my own logic I knew stashing meant to save or keep  money.

My Own Sentence - The boy stashed his Christmas money for later use .

Aggression - noun a forceful action or procedure (as an unprovoked attack) especially when intended to dominate or master

Quote From Book: Pg 40 "A war of national liberation or simple aggression ?

Context : From my own logic I knew aggression meant forceful action from past vocab test I have taken .

My Own Sentence : The soccer player showed allot of aggression on the field.

Impassive -adjective giving no sign of feeling or emotion

Quote From Book: Pg 60 His eyes were flat and impassive

Context : From my own logic I knew impassive meant not sign of no feeling or emotion from past books I have read

My Own Sentence : The man showed no emotion , he was completely impassive as he shot the women in the leg.

Shrill -verb scream

Quote From Book: Pg 111 Elongated and narrow , like pieces of blackened leather , the tongues were threaded along length of copper wire , one overlapping the next , the tips curled upward as if caught in a final shrill syllable .

Context:When I think of the word shrill from my own logic I think it sounds like shivering or to scream .

My Own Sentence :As the girl jumped off the cliff she let out loud shrill.

Intrigue- noun the practice of engaging in secret schemes

Quote From Book: Pg 96 The war intrigued her .

Context: From my own logic I knew intrigued meant to make some engaged in whatever you are doing from personal experiences (I have been / intrigued some one before)

My Own Sentence : The sense of adventure intrigued the kids to go exploring .

Surly -adverb menacing or threatening in appearance

Quote from Book:

Context : From my own logic I related the word surly with the word scary to help me remember the meaning of surly .( The word  surly sounds allot like scary and practically mean the same thing)

My Own Sentence: The surly store clerk yelled at the little kids for running in the grocery store.

Altercation:(Noun) A angry dispute

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Context: From my own logic I related the word Altercation with the word Argument because, they both mean the something and they both start with A.

My Own Sentence : The couple got into several altercations during dinner.

Eustress: Stress that is helpful

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Context : From the Internet I found out the Latin term Eu means well , so when you put together the Eu + stress its well stress or good stress.

My Own Sentence : In health we were learning about the differences of Eustress and regular stress.

Quagmire: soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot

Quote From Book:The image of the quagmire frequently invoked in accounts of the war ,owes something to this haphazard process

Context clue: From reading the book "The Things They Carried" I have a idea that the word quagmire means a soft peice of land .

My own sentence: When the little boy was playing outside during the rain , he was careful not slip in the quagmire.

Haphazard:  characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless.

Quote From the Book : The image of the quagmire frequently invoked in accounts of the war , owes something to this haphazard process.

Context Clue: From looking up the term Haphazard , I found out the term "Hap" means chance and hazard means risk , so you put the the two terms together and it means (risky chance)

My Own Sentence: I shouldnt of answered the test questions so haphazardly , and put more thought into it .

Counterinsurgency : organized military activity designed to combat insurgency

Quote From Book : For what has been termed "The cult of counterinsurgency " it was not shaped especially well for the challenges posed by revolutionary guerrilla war in mainland Southeast Asia

Context Clue: I knew the meaning of Counterinsurgency from working on my Content Area Project.

My own sentence: The soldiers used the counterinsurgency techniques they learned during  battle .