summary:
This chapter describes the U.S. NAVY SEAL Training, and author also describes every one in the SEAL team 10 and every one in the training camp, he describes their personality, the way they act, types of weapons they used, and their appearance. Author also talks about some funny things that happened during the last two weeks of training.
vocabulary words:
1.Belligerent- hostile and aggressive. Germany used to be belligerent during world war 2.
2. Euphemism- harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. "pass away" is a euphemism for "die"
3. Antiquity- the ancient past King Arthur and his knights are the heroes of antiquity.
4. Verbatim- In exactly the same words as were used originally. reporters always have to report a speech verbatim.
5. Accountability- required or expected to justify actions or decisions. "Accountability" is an synonym of "responsibility"
6. Abduct- kidnap. The man was arrested because he was going to abduct the little girl.
7. Calisthenics- gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement. A 15 minute cooling down phase consisted of more static stretching and light calisthenics.
8. stringent- strict, precise, and exacting The hurricane season last year provided townspeople with ample opportunity to test the effectiveness of the more stringent building of the more stringent building codes.
9. granite-a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone. Granite is the strongest rock on the world.
10. Skirmish- fighting between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets. This camping trip was skirmish and the camp fire. Everyone had fun in the skirmish, however due to the limitations of the location we were not able to enjoy it more.
11. Detonator- a mall, sensitive charge used to detonate and explosive. Detonator is part of the bomb that was full of the explosive.
12 Demolition- the action of demolishing. Demolition is the opposite of Construction.
13.psychiatric- relating to mental illness or its treatment. peoplewho have psychiatric disorders might also have dangerous behavior.
14. Abdicate- to give up a position. AndrewPeterson abdicated from the mayorship in year 2000.
15. Abnegation- self-denial. Abnegation is taught at West Point.
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summary:
This chapter describes the U.S. NAVY SEAL Training, and author also describes every one in the SEAL team 10 and every one in the training camp, he describes their personality, the way they act, types of weapons they used, and their appearance. Author also talks about some funny things that happened during the last two weeks of training.
vocabulary words:
1.Belligerent- hostile and aggressive.
Germany used to be belligerent during world war 2.
2. Euphemism- harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
"pass away" is a euphemism for "die"
3. Antiquity- the ancient past
King Arthur and his knights are the heroes of antiquity.
4. Verbatim- In exactly the same words as were used originally.
reporters always have to report a speech verbatim.
5. Accountability- required or expected to justify actions or decisions.
"Accountability" is an synonym of "responsibility"
6. Abduct- kidnap.
The man was arrested because he was going to abduct the little girl.
7. Calisthenics- gymnastic exercises to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement.
A 15 minute cooling down phase consisted of more static stretching and light calisthenics.
8. stringent- strict, precise, and exacting
The hurricane season last year provided townspeople with ample opportunity to test the effectiveness of the more stringent building of the more stringent building codes.
9. granite-a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone.
Granite is the strongest rock on the world.
10. Skirmish- fighting between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.
This camping trip was skirmish and the camp fire. Everyone had fun in the skirmish, however due to the limitations of the location we were not able to enjoy it more.
11. Detonator- a mall, sensitive charge used to detonate and explosive.
Detonator is part of the bomb that was full of the explosive.
12 Demolition- the action of demolishing.
Demolition is the opposite of Construction.
13.psychiatric- relating to mental illness or its treatment.
people who have psychiatric disorders might also have dangerous behavior.
14. Abdicate- to give up a position.
Andrew Peterson abdicated from the mayorship in year 2000.
15. Abnegation- self-denial.
Abnegation is taught at West Point.
my own dictionary
and http://dictionary.reference.com/