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subsist |
To remain or continue in existence; to maintain life; live |
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cadre |
A tightly knit group of trained personnel around which a larger organization can be built and trained; zealots who are active in advancing the interests of a revolutionary party. |
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covet |
to feel desire for that which is another's;wish or long for. |
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vigilance |
Alert watchfulness. |
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vendetta |
A feud between two families or clans that arises out of a slaying and is perpetuated be retaliatory acts of revenge; a blood feud. A bitter, destructive feud. |
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pyre |
A heap of combustibles for burning a corpse as a funeral rite. |
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dike |
An embankment of earth and rock built to prevent floods; A ditch; a channel |
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surly |
Sullenly ill-humored; gruff. Threatening like a weather conditions; ominous |
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conical |
relating to or resembling a cone |
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cache |
A hiding place used especially for storing provisions or valuables |
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Attache |
A person officially assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission to serve in a particular way |
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bunker |
An underground defensive position with a fortified projection above ground for gun emplacements; a protective hiding place. |
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dispel |
To rid one's mind of; To drive away or off by or as if by scattering |
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infiltrate |
To pass surreptitiously into enemy-held territory; To penetrate with hostile intents |
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sentinel |
One that keeps guard |
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sundries |
Articles too small or numerous to be specified; mucekkabeiys items. |
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vigilant |
On the alert; watchful |
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pacify |
To ease the anger or agitation of. To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in. |
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lumber |
Something useless or cumbersome |
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retribution |
Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment |
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garrison |
A military post, especially one that is permanently established |
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melee |
Confused, hand-to-hand fightling in a battle; A violent free-for-all |
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latrines |
A communal toilet of a type often used in camps or barracks |
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hamlet |
A small village |
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belligerent |
Inclines or eager to fight; hostile or aggresive |
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denunciation |
a public condemnation or censure |
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reprisal |
Retaliation for an injury with the intent of inflicting at least as much injury for return |
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gingerly |
With great care or delicacy; cautiously |
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brandish |
to wave or flourish menacingly |
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glean |
to gather grain left behind by reapers |
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reprieve |
Postponment or concellation of a punishment; Temporary relief, as from danger or pain |
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privation |
Lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life |
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sweathe |
To wrap or bind with bandages |
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seedy |
Somwhat disreputable; Worn and shabby; unkempt. |
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lecherous |
given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity |
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bier |
A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial |
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scullery |
A small room adjoining a kitchen, in which dishwashing and other kitchen chores are done. |
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stripend |
A fixed and regular payment, such as a salary for services rendered or an allowance |
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carp |
To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully |
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dowager |
A widow who holds a title or property derived for her deceased husband |
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proprietor |
One who has legal title todo something; an owner |
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repose |
Freedom from worry; peace of mind |
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concubine |
In certain societies, sich as imperial China, a woman contracted a man as a secondary wife, often having few legal rights and low social status. |
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coddle |
To treat indulgently; baby |
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incredulous |
Skeptical; disbelieving |
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deference |
Submission or courteous yielding to the opinion, wished, or judgement of another. |
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splayed |
To spread out or apart, especially clumsilly |
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expatriate |
One who has taken up residence in a foreign country or who has renounced one's native land. |
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celestial |
Of or relating to the sky or the heavens |
