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diminish to make smaller onslaught a violent, sudden attack stealthy sneaky, secretive claustrophobia a fear of confining places debauched corrupt, perverted stupor a daze, mental confusion oblique indirect solace comfort scrutinize to examine closely putrefaction rottenness equanimity calmness of mind malicious spiteful simulate to imitate quixotic romantically idealistic precipitous sudden, reckless tremulous trembling affable friendly laudable worthy of praise zeal enthusiasm obtuse slow to understand implacable inflexible, relentless extenuating lessening the seriousness of an offense abstraction an idea placate to quiet anger, make peace stratagem a trick idyll a short poem about a peaceful scene fastidious not easy to please chattels movable property surreptitious done secretly fatuous foolish, useless, empty banal trite, dull from overuse, common aberration a deviation from what is typical superfluous excessive, unnecessary artillery mounted projectile-firing guns or missile launchers instantaneous occurring, done, or completed in an instant indifferent without interest or concern bayonet a daggerlike steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat. calibre the diameter of the bore of a gun taken as a unit of measurement dementing to make mad or insane convulsion contortion of the body caused by violent, involuntary muscular contractions entanglements tangles benediction an utterance of good wishes inapprehensible unintelligible; inconceivable chloroform used to to anesthetize, make unconscious, or kill lorrie a motor truck, especially a large one foraging the acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter canteen a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids rations a fixed allowance of provisions or food demonstrative characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc. apoplexy a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel parapet a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification dejected depressed in spirits skirmishing a fight between small bodies of troops contemptuously showing the state of being despised; dishonor; disgrace dregs the least valuable part of anything furtively taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth melancholy a gloomy state of mind abyss the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos amiss in a mistaken way devastated to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action culprit one accused of or charged with a crime irresolutely uncertain how to act or proceed avert to turn away or aside petrified to be confound with fear, amazement, or awe billet to assign lodging edible fit to be eaten provocation the act of arouseing a feeling or action convoy to escort for protection tetanus an acute infectious disease characterized by tonic spasm of voluntary muscles especially of the jaw and caused by an exotoxin of a bacterium superficiality the quality of being on, not penetrating below, or affecting only the surface dysentery a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection degeneration a lowering of effective power, vitality, or essential quality to an enfeebled and worsened kind or state dissolution separation into component parts emaciated to waste away physically oppressive unreasonably burdensome or severe despair to lose all hope or confidence rumour a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts