1. Annihilation
destruction by obliterating something
“We do not fight, we defend ourselves against annihilation” (Remarque 113).
If world war 3 does happen, it’s going to be an annihilation of mankind.
Well, it’s better than annihilation of mankind, by mankind themselves.
2. Banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“If one wants to appraise it, it is at once heroic and banal - but who wants to do that?” (Remarque 272).
You might be proud of your imagination,, but I find your ideas banal and useless.
I really hate repetition in my life, it gets banal and very boring.
3. Beckon
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
“...he beckons with his ladle to everyone that passes, and spoons him out a great dollop” (Remarque 1).
The little boy beckoned her over, trying to make her walk towards the cliff.
What made me choose this moment is also when the mean kids helped Auggie out, they consciously realize that Auggie really isn’t that bad of a person, “don’t walk around here alone again, okay? If you need to go somewhere tell us and we’ll go with you” (Palacio, 271) as they beckoned for him to come closer.
4. Ceaseless
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
“But on the last day an astonishing number of English heavies opened up on us with high-explosive, drumming ceaselessly on our position, so that we suffered severely and came back only eighty strong” (Remarque 2).
His monotonous voice makes the class seem ceaseless.
It’s a ceaseless cycle of learning and changing who I am as a person.
5. Commotion
a disorderly outburst or tumult
“I sit by Kemmerich’s bed. He is sinking steadily. Around us is great commotion” (Remarque 26).
The teacher couldn’t stop the commotion in the class so she gave up and left.
The teachers made a commotion, mailing my mother and all. It was very annoying.
6. Convulse
move or stir about violently
“...feel how the body suddenly convulses, then becomes limp” (Remarque 216).
The people started to notice the convulsing man and they called the ambulance.
7. Docile
easily handled or managed
“They listen, they are docile-but when it begins again...” (Remarque 134).
Every parents’ dream is to have docile children.
She is docile, and responsible, as she had to take care of herself since she was a child.
8. Embitter
cause to be bitter or resentful
“At first astonished, then embittered, and finally indifferent, we recognized that what matters is not but the boot brush,not intelligence but the system, not freedom but drill” (Remarque 21).
His cheating scandal caused his once-loving wife embittered and sad.
Now we live to embitter in a world separated by that fact. Somewhere out there, there is a world where people look different, and are unequal to one another.
9. Furtive
secret and sly or sordid
“They have dysentery; furtively many of them display the blood-stained tails of their shirts” (Remarque 190).
His furtive glances across the room made her embarrassed and happy
You shrug on your white shirt and pants. Tugging on your shoes, you leave your little capsule room furtively.
10. Gape
look with amazement
“Before me gapes the shell-hole” (Remarque 67).
The little girl gaped with amazement at her new bouncy castle.
When I first saw HIS, I remember gaping. Mom probably said something along the lines of, "close ur mouth u look stupid."
11. Ghastly
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
“He looks ghastly, yellow and wan” (Remarque 14).
Her ghastly expression caused people to wonder what happened to her in that room.
It was a ghastly contrast between the luscious green field and the endless blue skies and the grey tiles and metal barriers.
12. Indignation
a feeling of righteous anger
“Three quarters of his vocabulary is derived from these regions, and they give an intimate flavour to expressions of his greatest joy as well as of his deepest indignation” (Remarque 8).
Her parents were devoutly religious, and that contributed to her indignation towards them.
When I think of school, I'd remember looking out the window with indignation, wanting to have a structured purpose in life like a cloud.
13. Insatiable
impossible to satisfy
“Muller is insatiable and gives himself no peace” (Remarque 77).
Her insatiable desire to take someone else’s possession left her with no friends.
So it seems harmless to ask them, why the masks? Your curiosity is insatiable anyways.
14. Ludicrous
inviting ridicule
“Nothing could look more ludicrous than his forage-cap and his uniform” (Remarque 176).My parents think that teenage pregnancy is ludicrous, but I think its acceptable.
Which got my dorm parent then, Mr.Salter, to talk to me thinking I had some sort of mental issue. It was ludicrous.
15. Monotonous
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
“Monotonously the lorries sway, monotonously come the calls, monotonously falls the rain” (Remarque 74).
A monotonous life may be stable, but it sure ain’t fun.
I'm too excited to leave this monotonous life of school, home, sleep, school, home, sleep.
16. Peculiar
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
“I’d been struck by the peculiarity of the man...” (Hesse 10).
Her peculiar thoughts made people uncomfortable.
I wish I could be something like a main character of a book, who is almost always "peculiar as a child."
17. Reluctantly
with a certain degree of unwillingness
“I tread on Muller’s foot: reluctantly he puts the fine boots back again under the bed” (Remarque 17).
The teacher reluctantly accepted the deal on no homework for a quiet class.
As I grew older, transitioned from middle school to high school, I reluctantly showed my real self.
18. Shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
“And finally Stanislaus Katczinsky, the leader of our group shrewd, cunning and hard-bitten” (Remarque 3).
He was shrewd, and that helped him snag the CEO position.
He liked hanging with the cool kids, and he did some bad stuff to Auggie while trying to impress the shrewd, popular kids.
19. Tremble
move quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideway
“I tremble with rage as I go along with the orderly” (Remarque 32).
Trembling, she couldn’t even speak up for her friend who was beaten to the ground.
Huh? You look down at your shirt, trembling, you see a red dot on your chest. It slowly goes up, up, up. It stopped moving, on your forehead. Oh crap-
20. Voracity
extreme gluttony
“In Tjaden this is voracity, in Müller it is foresight” (Remarque 1-2).
Her voracity for knowledge impresses people worldwide.
destruction by obliterating something
“We do not fight, we defend ourselves against annihilation” (Remarque 113).
If world war 3 does happen, it’s going to be an annihilation of mankind.
Well, it’s better than annihilation of mankind, by mankind themselves.
2. Banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
“If one wants to appraise it, it is at once heroic and banal - but who wants to do that?” (Remarque 272).
You might be proud of your imagination,, but I find your ideas banal and useless.
I really hate repetition in my life, it gets banal and very boring.
3. Beckon
summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
“...he beckons with his ladle to everyone that passes, and spoons him out a great dollop” (Remarque 1).
The little boy beckoned her over, trying to make her walk towards the cliff.
What made me choose this moment is also when the mean kids helped Auggie out, they consciously realize that Auggie really isn’t that bad of a person, “don’t walk around here alone again, okay? If you need to go somewhere tell us and we’ll go with you” (Palacio, 271) as they beckoned for him to come closer.
4. Ceaseless
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
“But on the last day an astonishing number of English heavies opened up on us with high-explosive, drumming ceaselessly on our position, so that we suffered severely and came back only eighty strong” (Remarque 2).
His monotonous voice makes the class seem ceaseless.
It’s a ceaseless cycle of learning and changing who I am as a person.
5. Commotion
a disorderly outburst or tumult
“I sit by Kemmerich’s bed. He is sinking steadily. Around us is great commotion” (Remarque 26).
The teacher couldn’t stop the commotion in the class so she gave up and left.
The teachers made a commotion, mailing my mother and all. It was very annoying.
6. Convulse
move or stir about violently
“...feel how the body suddenly convulses, then becomes limp” (Remarque 216).
The people started to notice the convulsing man and they called the ambulance.
7. Docile
easily handled or managed
“They listen, they are docile-but when it begins again...” (Remarque 134).
Every parents’ dream is to have docile children.
She is docile, and responsible, as she had to take care of herself since she was a child.
8. Embitter
cause to be bitter or resentful
“At first astonished, then embittered, and finally indifferent, we recognized that what matters is not but the boot brush,not intelligence but the system, not freedom but drill” (Remarque 21).
His cheating scandal caused his once-loving wife embittered and sad.
Now we live to embitter in a world separated by that fact. Somewhere out there, there is a world where people look different, and are unequal to one another.
9. Furtive
secret and sly or sordid
“They have dysentery; furtively many of them display the blood-stained tails of their shirts” (Remarque 190).
His furtive glances across the room made her embarrassed and happy
You shrug on your white shirt and pants. Tugging on your shoes, you leave your little capsule room furtively.
10. Gape
look with amazement
“Before me gapes the shell-hole” (Remarque 67).
The little girl gaped with amazement at her new bouncy castle.
When I first saw HIS, I remember gaping. Mom probably said something along the lines of, "close ur mouth u look stupid."
11. Ghastly
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
“He looks ghastly, yellow and wan” (Remarque 14).
Her ghastly expression caused people to wonder what happened to her in that room.
It was a ghastly contrast between the luscious green field and the endless blue skies and the grey tiles and metal barriers.
12. Indignation
a feeling of righteous anger
“Three quarters of his vocabulary is derived from these regions, and they give an intimate flavour to expressions of his greatest joy as well as of his deepest indignation” (Remarque 8).
Her parents were devoutly religious, and that contributed to her indignation towards them.
When I think of school, I'd remember looking out the window with indignation, wanting to have a structured purpose in life like a cloud.
13. Insatiable
impossible to satisfy
“Muller is insatiable and gives himself no peace” (Remarque 77).
Her insatiable desire to take someone else’s possession left her with no friends.
So it seems harmless to ask them, why the masks? Your curiosity is insatiable anyways.
14. Ludicrous
inviting ridicule
“Nothing could look more ludicrous than his forage-cap and his uniform” (Remarque 176).My parents think that teenage pregnancy is ludicrous, but I think its acceptable.
Which got my dorm parent then, Mr.Salter, to talk to me thinking I had some sort of mental issue. It was ludicrous.
15. Monotonous
sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
“Monotonously the lorries sway, monotonously come the calls, monotonously falls the rain” (Remarque 74).
A monotonous life may be stable, but it sure ain’t fun.
I'm too excited to leave this monotonous life of school, home, sleep, school, home, sleep.
16. Peculiar
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
“I’d been struck by the peculiarity of the man...” (Hesse 10).
Her peculiar thoughts made people uncomfortable.
I wish I could be something like a main character of a book, who is almost always "peculiar as a child."
17. Reluctantly
with a certain degree of unwillingness
“I tread on Muller’s foot: reluctantly he puts the fine boots back again under the bed” (Remarque 17).
The teacher reluctantly accepted the deal on no homework for a quiet class.
As I grew older, transitioned from middle school to high school, I reluctantly showed my real self.
18. Shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
“And finally Stanislaus Katczinsky, the leader of our group shrewd, cunning and hard-bitten” (Remarque 3).
He was shrewd, and that helped him snag the CEO position.
He liked hanging with the cool kids, and he did some bad stuff to Auggie while trying to impress the shrewd, popular kids.
19. Tremble
move quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideway
“I tremble with rage as I go along with the orderly” (Remarque 32).
Trembling, she couldn’t even speak up for her friend who was beaten to the ground.
Huh? You look down at your shirt, trembling, you see a red dot on your chest. It slowly goes up, up, up. It stopped moving, on your forehead. Oh crap-
20. Voracity
extreme gluttony
“In Tjaden this is voracity, in Müller it is foresight” (Remarque 1-2).
Her voracity for knowledge impresses people worldwide.