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The Things They Carry Vocab Flashcards

vocabulary from the book The Things They Carry

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156130603intangiblenot tangible; inacapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impallable
156130604tangiblecapable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial
156130605burdenthat which is carried; load
156130606disposabledesigned for or capable of being thrown away after being used or used up
156130607caliberthe diameter of the barrel of a gun taken as a unit of measurement
156130608abstractthough of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances
156130609endureto bear without resistance or with patience; tolerate
156130610discardto cast aside or dispose of; get rid of
156130611survivalthe act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances
156130612memorythe mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences
156130613swampa tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation
156130614compassan instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicated magnetic north
156130615essentialabsolutely necessary; indispensable
156130616terrorintense, sharp, overmastering fear
156130617passagethe route or course by which a person of thing passes or travels
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