The Red Badge Courage
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. propelled
A. Worn to shreds
2. commonplace
B. The process of paying close and continuous attention
3. monotonous
C. To cause to move forward with force
4. stammered
D. A cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms
5. rendezvous
E. An often persistent bodily disorder or disease (plural)
6. awestruck
F. Tiresomely long
7. tattered
G. A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
8. vigilance
H. A trite or obvious remark
9. docile
I. Troops trained to fight on horseback
10. harangue
J. Emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of ___
11. exhortation
K. Intense or sharp
12. imprecations
L. The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
13. cavalry
M. A relaxed comfortable feeling
14. malediction
N. The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
15. ailments
O. The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (plural)
16. squadron
P. Tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
17. contrivance
Q. To speak haltingly
18. interminable
R. A device or ___ that is very useful for a particular job
19. phosphorescent
S. Having or showing a feeling of mixed reverence and respect and wonder and dread
20. exquisite
T. Willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
21. remonstrance
U. A communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
22. languor
V. A meeting planned at a certain time and place