| A | B |
|---|
| exploit | an especially brave or heroic act |
| gruesome | frightful and shocking |
| synthsize | combining ideas from the text with my own thoughts to develop new insights |
| autobiography | an account of a person's life written by that person |
| biography | an account of someone's life written by someone else |
| memoir | an account of a person's experiences, mostly based on his or her memories |
| deception | misleading or tricking someone |
| chronological order | telling about events in the order in which they occurred |
| flashback | an earlier event is inserted into the order of events in a narrative |
| flash forward | a future event is inserted into the order of events in a narrative |
| embed | to place something so that it is surrounded by something else |
| solace | comfort |
| deserter | one who leaves his assignment or duty |
| strewn | spread or scattered |
| insight | ability to figure out the true nature of a situation |
| corrupt | dishonest |
| disillusioned | no longer believing lies about something |
| evoke | stimulate memories from the past |
| refugee | someone who runs away from a war zone in search of shelter and safety |
| reluctant | unwilling |
| eulogy | tribute to honor one who has died |
