Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand Home

Unbroken – Home - Vocabulary ravaged – (verb) destructive damage Physically, almost every one of them was ravaged. rampant – (adj.) unrestrained and widespread action Respiratory diseases were rampant. repercussions - (noun) the result or consequence of some remote of some event or action The health repercussions often lasted for decades. feral – (adj.) existing in a wild, savage state By night, the sergeant lashed him, hungry and feral. turbulent – (adj.) being in a disturbed mental state He spoke of the war and the nightmares, and came home feeling as turbulent as when he’d left. riveted - (verb) to hold attention firmly One day he opened a newspaper and saw a story that riveted his attention. snide – (adj.) a nasty comment implying other wrongdoing. Louie was so snide to her, right in front of friends, that she walked off the boat. collateral – (noun) an item of value pledged for the payment of a loan Louie had to tap a friend for a $1,000 loan, staking his Chevy convertible as collateral. cleave – (verb) to cut or split apart She couldn’t cleave him from alcoholism or his murderous obsession.

ravaged – (verb) destructive damage Physically, almost every one of them was ravaged.

rampant – (adj.) unrestrained and widespread action Respiratory diseases, from infections and exposure to unbreathable air in factories and mines, were rampant.

repercussions - (noun) the result or consequence of some remote of some event or action The health repercussions often lasted for decades.

Feral – (adj.) existing in a wild, savage state By night, the sergeant lashed him, hungry and feral.

turbulent – (adj.) being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed: He spoke of the war and the nightmares, and came home feeling as turbulent as when he’d left.

riveted - (verb) to hold attention firmly One day he opened a newspaper and saw a story that riveted his attention.

snide – (adj.) a nasty comment implying other wrongdoing. Louie was so snide to her, right in front of friends, that she walked off the boat.

collateral – (noun) an item of value pledged for the payment of a loan Louie had to tap a friend for a $1,000 loan, staking his Chevy convertible as collateral.

cleave – (verb) to cut or split apart She couldn’t cleave him from alcoholism or his murderous obsession.

Name ____________ Name ____________ 1st Period Symptoms and Behaviors of Louis Zamperini after coming home from the war. Symptoms and Behaviors of US POWs home from WWII.

Name ____________ Name ____________ 2nd Period Symptoms and Behaviors of Louis Zamperini after coming home from the war. Symptoms and Behaviors of US POWs home from WWII.