The Heritage Hiker's Guide - Stanley

slaughter: killing of great numbers of human beings (as in battle or a massacre)

trench: ditch used for military defense often with the excavated dirt thrown up in front

excavate: to dig out and remove

metaphorical: symbolic, figurative

drown: to suffocate by submersion especially in water

armored: equipped or protected with armor

armor: defensive covering (as of metal) used in combat

cruiser: a large fast moderately armored and gunned warship

struck: (pt) strike

mine: an encased explosive that is placed in the ground or in water and set to explode when disturbed

perish: to cause to die

glazed: covered with or as if with a glassy film

priest: someone who is authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion especially as a mediatory agent between humans and God (esp. an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyperson ranking below a bishop and above a deacon)

sacred: dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity

deity: the rank or essential nature of a god

deacon: subordinate officer in a Christian church

sedan: a portable often covered chair that is designed to carry one person and that is borne on poles by two people

porter: a person who carries burdens

presume: to expect or assume especially with confidence

mission: a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith or carry on humanitarian work

propagate: to cause to spread out and affect a greater number or greater area

humanitarian: a person promoting human welfare and social reform

benefactor: someone or something that provides help or an advantage

precarious: characterized by a lack of security or stability that threatens with danger

bandit: robber

Bolshevik: a member of the extremist wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917

morale: moral principles, teachings, or conduct

symphony: consonance of sounds

agreeable: pleasing to the mind or senses especially as according well with one's tastes or needs

accustomed: often used or practiced

ascetic: practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline

archbishop: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank

purgatory: a place or state of temporary suffering or misery

misery: a circumstance, thing, or place that causes suffering or discomfort

commandeer: to seize for military purposes

nun: a woman belonging to a religious order

Carmelite: a member of the Roman Catholic mendicant Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel founded in the 12th century

convent: a local community or house of a religious order or congregation

congregation: an assembly of persons

loot: to seize and carry away by force especially in war

firewood: wood used for fuel

refuge: shelter or protection from danger or distress

hospitality: the activity or business of providing services to guests in hotels, restaurants, bars, etc.

restore: to bring back to or put back into a former or original state

insignia: a badge of authority or honor

terrazzo: a mosaic flooring consisting of small pieces of marble or granite set in mortar and given a high polish

exile: to banish or expel from one's own country or home

penal: of, relating to, or involving punishment, penalties, or punitive institutions

flog: to beat with or as if with a rod or whip

law-abiding: obedient to the law

inmate: any of a group occupying a single place of residence (especially a person confined in a prison or hospital)

gallows: a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged

condemned: sentenced to death

unruly: not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed

miscreant: one who behaves criminally or viciously

vicious: dangerously aggressive

vessel: a watercraft bigger than a rowboat

rowboat: a small boat designed to be rowed

bungalow: a one-storied house with a low-pitched roof

fame: reputation

spacious: roomy

internment: the act of confining or the state of being confined

captive: taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war

deprivation: the state of being kept from possessing, enjoying, or using something : the state of being deprived

cram: jam

operative: a secret agent

Union Jack: the state flag of the United Kingdom consisting of the union of the British national ensign

ensign: a flag that is flown (as by a ship) as the symbol of nationality and that may also be flown with a distinctive badge added to its design

grave: a burial place

skirmish: a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements

ambush: to attack by surprise from a hidden place

rough-hewn: being in a rough, unsmoothed, or unfinished state :crudely formed

corps: an organized subdivision of the military establishment

fort: a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet

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