fruits of war (U6) Flashcards by Triin Sild

adj from a plane

aerial

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n an attack in which large guns are fired at a place or bombs are dropped on it continuosly

bombardment

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n something that makes you suffer

affliction

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n the period that follows an unpleasant event or accident and the affects that it causes

aftermath

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v to give something officially to somebody for a particular purpose

allocate

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n a person who believes that laws and governments are not necessary

anarchist

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n military vehicle protected by metal covers

armoured tank

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adv without needing a person to operate controls

automatically

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adj causing you to feel completely confused and unable to understand

baffling

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n strong wire with short sharp points on it

barbed wire

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to have only a little money left

be down to something

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adj if a situation is bleak there is little or no hope for the future

bleak

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v to start suddenly

break out

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n a happy or religious song usually one sung at Christmas

carol

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n a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war

casualty

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n the amount of money that somebody asks for goods and services

charge

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adj connected with people who live in the country

civil

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n connected with peole who are not members of the armed forces of the police

civilian

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v an almost solid peace of something

clot

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v to invent a new word or phrase that other people then begin to use

coin

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to happen

come about

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n an attempt to become famous, powerful or important again after being much less famous

comeback

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n a person who is in charge of something

commander

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n the practise of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces

conscription

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n a reduction in something

cutback

n serious discution of a subject in which many people take part

debate

n a place where large amounts of food, good or equipment are stored

depot

n the feeling of having lost all hope

despair

adj causing a lot of damage and destruction

devastating

adj relating to the digestion of food

digestive

v to spoil the appearance of a person, thing or place

disfigure

n a person or an organisation that makes a gift of money, clothes, food etc to charity

donor

n rules about what clothes people shoud wear at work

dress code

v to get rid of something you do not want

dump

v lack of difficulty

ease

n a time when people vote in order to choose comeone for a political or official job

election

n the act of freeing somebody especially from legal, political on social restrictions

emancipation

v to force somebody to leave their job

fire

to completely oppose what seems sensible or normal

fly in the face of

n a group of people organized and trained especially for a particular purpose

force

to think that you are very important in a way that annoys other people

full of yourself

n a amount of money that has been saved or has been made available for a particular purpose

funds

n a peace of healty skin or bone cut from a person's body and used to repair another damaged part

graft

adj extremely unpleasant and shocking and usually dealing with death or injury

gruesome

something that is in the middle between two choises or two ways of doing something

happy medium

adj very ugly or unpleasant

hideous

n a person who needs other people to take care of them

invalid

v to free a country or a person from the control of somebody else

liberate

adv using the real or original meaning of a word or phrase

literally

v to injure somebody seriously causing permanent damage to their body

maim

adj having the qualities or appearance considered to me typical of men

masculine

n a medical student or doctor

medic

n a kind or forgiving attitude towards somebody that you have the power to harm or right to punish

mercy

n the act of joining two or more organisations or businesses into one

merger

v to damage something severely especially by violently removing part

mutilate

to know nothing about something or about how to do something

not have a clue

exactly at the particular time

on the stroke of

n a medical operation in which a damaged organ is replaced with one from another person

organ transplant

n the sudden start of something unpleasant especially violence or disease

outbreak

v to fail to see or notice something

overlook

n holding or showing the belief that war and violence are always wrong

pacifist

to suffer because of bad luck, a mistake or something you have done

pay the price

adj strange or unusual especially in a way that is unpleasant or worrying

peculiar

v if an unpleasant feeling a situation persists, it continuous to exist

persist

n medecal operation to repair injury, to have a person's skin or to improve a person's appearance

plastic surgery

n a difficult and sad situation

plight

n the state of being near in space or time

proximity

v to organise something such as system or a company in a new and different way

restructure

n a gun with a long barrel which you hold to your sholder to fire

rifle

v to enjoy food or an experience slowly in order to enjoy it as much as possible

savour

v to hide or protect something/somebody by placing something in front on then

screen

n the duty of serving as a sentry/guard

sentry duty

n a large change in the way something is organised

shake-up

n a careles mistake

slip-up

adj having a lot of experience of the world and knowing about fashion, culture and other thing that people think that are socially important

sophisticated

n a temporary problem or a difficulty

technical hitch

n the process of adding an amount of blood to the body of a person

transfusion

v to shock and upset somebody very much

traumatize

n a long deep hole dug in the ground for example carrying away water

trench

n a agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighing for an agreed period of time

truce

n a sudden quick movement that you cannot control in one of your muscles

twitch

adj not wanting to draw attention to yourself or to your abilities or status

unassuming

adj making you feel happier or giving you more hope

uplifting

n any of the tubes that carry blood from all parts of the body towards the heart

vein

adj necessary or essential in order for something to succeed or exist

vital

v to argue angrily and usually for a long time about someting

wrangle over