Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Vocabulary Exercise - Death Before Dishonour

1. Retreated (verb) - withdrew, retired, or drew back, especially for shelter or seclusion.

2. Crater (noun) – the hole or pit in the ground where a bomb, shell, or military mine has exploded.

3. Conquered (noun) – taken over

4. Poised (adjective) – (of a person) composed, dignified, and self-assured

5. Stationed (verb) – assigned a station to; placed or posted in a station or position.

6. Regiment (noun) – a unit of ground forces, consisting of two or more battalions or battle groups, a headquarters unit, and certain supporting units.

7. Experimental (adjective) –

8. Dedicated (adjective) –

9. Loomed (verb) –

10. Platoon (noun)

11. Lieutenant (noun) –

12. Cloaked (verb) –

13. Readied (verb) –

14. Ingenious (adjective)

15. Instance (noun) –

16. Undergrowth (noun) –

17. Mortar (adjective) –

18. Ambushed (verb) –

19. Disarmed (verb)

20. Mortar (noun)

21. Artillery (noun) –

22. Overlooking (verb) –

23. Ammunition (noun) –

24. Depots (noun) –

25. Repelled (verb) –

26. Grenades (noun) –

27. Lunged (noun) –

28. Combat (noun) –

29. Inspiration (noun) –

30. Launch (noun) –

31. Bayonet (noun)

32. Angered (verb) –

33. Steadfastness (noun) –

5 comments:

  1. Peh Qian Ling
    7. experimental(adj)- functioning as an experiment
    8. dedicated(adj)- wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal
    9. loomed(verb)- appeared indistinctly; came into view in indistinct and enlarged form
    10. platoon(noun)- a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters
    11. lieutenant(noun)- a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior for whom he or she acts
    12. cloaked(verb)- covered with or as if with a cloak
    13. readied(verb)- made ready; prepared
    14. ingenious(adj)- characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction
    15. instance(noun)- a case or occurrence of anything
    16. undergrowth(noun)- low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
    18. ambushed(verb)- attacked from ambush
    19. disarmed(verb)- deprived of the means of attack or defense
    20. mortar(noun)- a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle
    21. artillery(noun)- the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons
    22. overlooking(verb)- failed to notice, perceive, or considered
    23. ammunition(noun)- the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns
    24. depots(noun)- a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution
    25. repelled(verb)- drove or forced back
    26. grenades(noun)- a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device
    27. lunged(noun)- a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife
    28. combat(noun)- a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas
    29. inspiration(noun)- an inspiring or animating action or influence
    30. launch(noun)- the act of launching
    31. bayonet(noun)- a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat
    32. angered(verb)- aroused anger or wrathed in
    33. steadfastness(noun)- loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty

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  2. Mdm Toh, are you sure that mortar can be used in the adjective form?
    Qian Ling

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  3. Khoo Xin Hui
    8. dedicated(adj)- Fully committed to something.
    9. loomed(verb)- to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.
    10. platoon(noun)- a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections
    11. lieutenant(noun)- a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior for whom he or she can command
    12. cloaked(verb)- covered with or as if with a cloak
    13. readied(verb)- made ready; prepared
    14. ingenious(adj)- characterized by cleverness
    15. instance(noun)- a case or something occuring
    16. undergrowth(noun)- low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
    18. ambushed(verb)- attacked from ambush
    19. disarmed(verb)- deprived of the means of attack or defense
    20. mortar(noun)- a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle
    21. artillery(noun)- the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons
    22. overlooking(verb)- failed to notice, perceive, or considered
    23. ammunition(noun)- the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns
    24. depots(noun)- a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution
    25. repelled(verb)- drove or forced back
    26. grenades(noun)- a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device
    27. lunged(noun)- a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife
    28. combat(noun)- a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas
    29. inspiration(noun)- an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration.30. launch(noun)- the act of launching
    31. bayonet(noun)- a knife that is attached to a gun or rifle.
    32. angered(verb)- to become angry
    33. steadfastness(noun)- loyalty even when he or she faces trouble trouble

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  4. Gregory Ler Jun Kai

    7.experimental(adj)- functioning as an experiment or used for experimentation

    8. dedicated(adj)- wholly committed to something

    9. loomed(verb)- appeared indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form

    10. platoon(noun)-a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.

    11. lieutenant(noun)- a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior for whom he or she acts

    12. cloaked(verb)- hid; concealed

    13. readied(verb)-to make ready; prepare.

    14. ingenious(adj)- characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction

    15. instance(noun)- a case or something occuring

    16. undergrowth(noun)- low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.

    18. ambushed(verb)- attacked from ambush

    19. disarmed(verb)- deprived of the means of attack or defense

    20. mortar(noun)- a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle

    21. artillery(noun)- the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons.

    22. overlooking(verb)- to look over, as from a higher position

    23. ammunition(noun)- Obsolete . any military supplies.

    24. depots(noun)- Military: a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution.

    25. repelled(verb)- thrusted back or away.

    26. grenades(noun)- a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device

    27. lunged(noun)- a sudden forward thrust

    28. combat(noun)- a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams

    29. inspiration(noun)- an inspiring or animating action

    30. launch(noun)- the act of launching.

    31. bayonet(noun)- a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.

    32. angered(verb)- became angry

    33. steadfastness(noun)- loyalty even when he or she faces trouble

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  5. 7. experimental- functioning as an experiment
    8. dedicated- wholly committed to something, as to an ideal, political cause, or personal goal
    9. loomed- appeared indistinctly; came into view in indistinct and enlarged form
    10. platoon- a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters
    11. lieutenant- a person who holds an office, civil or military, in subordination to a superior for whom he or she acts
    12. cloaked- covered with or as if with a cloak
    13. readied- made ready; prepared
    14. ingenious- characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction
    15. instance- a case or occurrence of anything
    16. undergrowth- low-lying vegetation or small trees growing beneath larger trees; underbrush.
    18. ambushed- attacked from ambush
    19. disarmed- deprived of the means of attack or defense
    20. mortar- a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle
    21. artillery- the troops or the branch of an army concerned with the use and service of such weapons
    22. overlooking- failed to notice, perceive, or considered
    23. ammunition- the material fired, scattered, dropped, or detonated from any weapon, as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns
    24. depots- a place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution
    25. repelled- drove or forced back
    26. grenades- a small shell containing an explosive and thrown by hand or fired from a rifle or launching device
    27. lunged- a sudden forward thrust, as with a sword or knife
    28. combat- a fight, struggle, or controversy, as between two persons, teams, or ideas
    29. inspiration- an inspiring or animating action or influence
    30. launch- the act of launching
    31. bayonet- a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat
    32. angered- aroused anger or wrathed in
    33. steadfastness- loyalty in the face of trouble and difficulty

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