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jambone
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Here the sentance

“Ghost Soldiers” portrays O’Brien’s change in perspectives, from prewar (insert word here) to postwar inimicality.

i'm trying to say a desire to be normal but i need a word for it.
Jan 11 2007 9:44PM
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ECGove
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normality?
Jan 11 2007 9:47PM
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ummmmm53
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Simplicities, maybe? I dunno i just wrote a paper on O'briens "The things they carried"
Jan 11 2007 9:49PM
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jambone
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It can't b an adverb and it has to describe his mental/emotion state rather than his physical
Jan 11 2007 9:57PM
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jambone
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anyone
Jan 11 2007 10:06PM
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ski.trees
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i just read that book like a month ago.



maybe custom/customary sorta
Jan 11 2007 10:15PM
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jambone
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going once....
Jan 11 2007 10:31PM
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eyeLiektoSkee
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do dictionary.com or thesaurus.com and just get the antonym for the word you used at the end, i forget what it is.
Jan 11 2007 10:33PM
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jimmychung
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serenity?
Jan 11 2007 10:34PM
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hendrik.
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state of normalcy...yes, its a word, and its a very good one. you should use it, and tell your teacher to kiss your ass =)
Jan 11 2007 10:35PM
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eyeLiektoSkee
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benevolence, it means friendliness, which you could also use although it doesn sound as good.
Jan 11 2007 10:37PM
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eastskater180
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dont really think that inimicality is a word
Jan 11 2007 11:01PM
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eyeLiektoSkee
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in·im·i·cal /ɪˈnɪmɪkəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-nim-i-kuhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective 1. adverse in tendency or effect; unfavorable; harmful: a climate inimical to health.
2. unfriendly; hostile: a cold, inimical gaze.

Also, in·im·i·ca·ble.


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[Origin: 1635–45; < L inimîc(us) unfriendly, hostile (see enemy) + -al1]

—Related forms
in·im·i·cal·ly, adverb
in·im·i·cal·ness, in·im·i·cal·i·ty, noun


—Synonyms 1. noxious. 2. antagonistic. See hostile.
—Antonyms 2. friendly.
Jan 11 2007 11:04PM
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