Dear Diary - Section 2 vocabulary

illegally leaving the military without permission

a place for troops to put up tents or huts

closed in a tight way (fist, or teeth pressed together tightly)

an extreme shortage of food

removed or cut off, as a limb from one’s body

pieces of wood that form the top part of a house; in the shape of a triangle

a small cabinet used for storage

having a very exaggerated sense of one’s own importance

the hollow sharp spines of a porcupine, hedgehog, or other spiny mammal used to dip into an inkwell for writing.

a piece of printed paper given out to advertise an event such as Market Days

slightly fat; having a round shape

a person’s assistant or deputy