| Term | Definition |
|---|
| armistice | a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms |
| beseechingly | urgently,beggingly |
| bivouacked | encamped or assembled in an unsheltered, improvised area (like a military encampment with tents) |
| commissary | a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel |
| consul | a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country |
| cunning | drafty artfulness (especially in deception) |
| diplomat | an official engaged in international negotiations |
| insignia | a badge worn to show official position |
| integrity | moral soundness,honest, trustworthy,exc.. |
| lorry | a large truck designed to carry heavy loads |
| melancholy | a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed |
| peremptory | putting an end to all debate or action |
| predecessor | one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) |
| prestige | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. |
| recrimination | mutual accusations, acussing each other |
| saunter | a leisurely walk (usually in some public place) |
| shrewd | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence, clever |
| tactic | a plan for attaining a particular goal, strategy |
| tenure | the term during which some position is held |
| unmitigated | not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity, not softened. |
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