Monday, March 17, 2008

Vocabulary - from "Dulce et Decorum est"

  • Trudge (verb) -To walk; esp. laboriously or wearily: to trudge up a long flight of steps.
  • Fatigue (noun) - weariness from bodily or mrntal exertion; a cuase of weariness slow ordeal; exertion: the fatigue of driving for many hours.
  • Floundering (verb) - To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
  • Ecstasy ( noun) - an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden, intense feeling.
  • Writhing ( verb) - to twist the body about, or squirm , as in pain, violent effort, etc.
  • Cud ( noun) - the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
  • Vile ( adj) - repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses of feeling.
  • Zest ( noun) - hearty enjoyment.
  • Ardent ( adj) - having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent.

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