War Trash Glossary

by Ha Jin

War Trash Glossary

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Written by Arpita Singh

Insignia

Regalia, Badge.

Tillable

Arable, Cultivable.

Tarpaulin

Canvas, Sailcloth.

Catnap

Doze off, Slumber.

Vanguard

Fuhrer, Harbinger.

Bayonet

Pike, Spear, Knife.

Capitulate

Surrender, Yield, Submit.

Opalescent

Prismatic, Pearly.

Taciturn

Silent, Quiescent.

Subterfuge

Trickery, Craftiness, Scam.

Viscera

Intestine, Gut.

Wisecrack

Zinger.

Wharf

Jetty, Quayside.

Reedy

Cane, Osier.

Precarious

Uncertain, Parlous, Hazardous.

Strafe

Bombard, Enfilade.

Ardous

Rigorous, Difficult.

Freight

Cumber, Wisp.

Transcend

Go beyond, Rise above.

Consternation

Dread, Panic, Terror.

Discrepancy

Conflict.

Preposterous

Absurd, Foolish.

Proviso

Rule, Pact, Condition.

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