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WWI Poetry Vocabulary

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the action of continuously firing large guns to protect soldiers advancing on an enemy

a)

barrage

b)

jostle

c)

dole

d)

kindling

2.

to knock or push roughly against someone in order to move past them or get more space when you are in a crowd of people

a)

barrage

b)

jostle

c)

quail

d)

dole

3.

the moment when soldiers emerged from trenches and charged out over open land to attack the enemy....more info on how it got to be an idiom we use today

a)

barrage

b)

esprit de corps

c)

over the top

d)

trudge

4.

done quickly and secretly to avoid being noticed

a)

furtive

b)

smug-faced

c)

droll

d)

sardonic

5.

showing of extreme satisfaction with oneself; self-approving...so that it is evident in one's face

a)

kindling

b)

droll

c)

sardonic

d)

smug-faced

6.

animated, like a fire burning

a)

droll

b)

gallant

c)

whim

d)

kindling

7.

to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.

a)

pine

b)

ardent

c)

quail

d)

haughty

8.

to have gushed suddenly in a stream or jet, as a liquid; spout.

a)

rendezvous

b)

spurted

c)

pine

d)

jostle

9.

This is a kilt

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

this is a...

a)

pestilence

b)

weapon of mass destruction

c)

kilt

d)

hilt

11.

French for “spirit of the body”;

a)

Dulce et Decorum Est

b)

Pro Patria Mori

c)

Esprit de Corps

d)

Rendezvous

12.

a sense of unity and of common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise, etc.

a)

rendezvous

b)

esprit de corps

c)

whims

d)

barrage

13.

serious and quiet in mood or tone

a)

solemn

b)

dole

c)

droll

d)

sardonic

14.

crazy; insane; mad

a)

droll

b)

sardonic

c)

vile

d)

demented

15.

a rural county, usually in England with small villages and farms

a)

pall

b)

pallor

c)

shire

d)

barrage

16.

unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death

a)

pall

b)

pallor

c)

vile

d)

pestilence

17.

This is a

a)

pallor

b)

pall

c)

rendezvous

d)

shire

18.

shell fragments; a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles.

a)

pestilence

b)

shrapnel

c)

shire

d)

vile

19.

this is an example of a ...

a)

vile

b)

pestilence

c)

kilt

d)

hag

20.

to walk, especially laboriously or wearily

a)

barrage

b)

droll

c)

jostle

d)

trudge

21.

weariness from bodily or mental exertion

a)

rendezvous

b)

esprit de corps

c)

fatique

d)

zest

22.

twisting the body about, or squirming, as in pain, violent effort, etc.

a)

writhing

b)

rendezvous

c)

esprit de corps

d)

jostling

23.

abominable; disgusting; repulsive.

a)

obscene

b)

haughty

c)

droll

d)

sardonic

24.

repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings:

a)

zest

b)

vile

c)

writhing

d)

haughty

25.

hearty enjoyment; gusto

a)

esprit de corps

b)

rendezvous

c)

zest

d)

smug-faced

26.

intensely devoted, eager, or enthusiastic; zealous:

a)

haughty

b)

ardent

c)

whim

d)

gallant

27.

characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering

a)

sardonic

b)

haughty

c)

droll

d)

ardent

28.

This is a ....

a)

kilt

b)

hilt

c)

parapet

d)

barrage

29.

amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous;

a)

droll

b)

whim

c)

smug-faced

d)

sardonic

30.

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant

a)

droll

b)

sardonic

c)

haughty

d)

ardent

31.

an odd or capricious notion or desire; a sudden or freakish fancy

a)

rendezvous

b)

esprit de corps

c)

zest

d)

whim

32.

struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror

a)

zest

b)

aghast

c)

pine

d)

whim

33.

a set meeting...often romantic in nature

a)

esprit de corps

b)

rendezvous

c)

barrage

d)

pall

34.

full of supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment

a)

haughty

b)

smug-faced

c)

sardonic

d)

blissful

35.

to plunge or fall forward or headlong

a)

zest

b)

pitch

c)

twitch

d)

droll

36.

one who grabs or searches blindly with hands

a)

haughty

b)

zest

c)

groper

d)

pestilence

37.

to become smaller or thinner toward one end.

a)

taper

b)

groper

c)

barrage

d)

ardent

38.

brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous

a)

zest

b)

esprit de corps

c)

haughty

d)

gallant

39.

a deadly or virulent epidemic disease

a)

pestilence

b)

zest

c)

rendezvous

d)

vile

40.

British slang for boys/men/gentlemen/guys

a)

kilts

b)

hilts

c)

chaps

d)

gropers

41.

to yearn deeply; suffer with longing; long painfully

a)

zest

b)

ardent

c)

pine

d)

jostle