Idiomatic Sources/Military Terms and Arts

Question 1

harbor

Answer 1

shelter for the army

Question 2

harbinger

Answer 2

forerunner, officer who goes ahead of an army to arrange lodging

Question 3

harry

Answer 3

raid and rob, overrun with an army

Question 4

salary

Answer 4

money for the purchase of salt

Question 5

interval

Answer 5

wall

Question 6

subsidy

Answer 6

reserve troops

Question 7

trophy

Answer 7

monument consisting of armor from defeated enemy

Question 8

pioneer

Answer 8

foot soldier, one who goes in advance and blazes the trail

Question 9

squire

Answer 9

a young man who attended a kinght and carried his shield

Question 10

free-lance

Answer 10

mercenary soldier whose weapon and services were free to be sold to the highest bidder

Question 11

boulevard

Answer 11

the fortification surrounding a city

Question 12

slogan

Answer 12

distinctive battle cry

Question 13

pagan (non-Christian)

Answer 13

peasant, civilian, non-Christians

Question 14

miniature

Answer 14

a type of red pigment, small

Question 15

rubric

Answer 15

ruber, “red”

Question 16

grotesque

Answer 16

characteristic of a grotto, anything fantastic or extravagant

Question 17

antic

Answer 17

fantastic posture or behavior

Question 18

maudlin

Answer 18

overly sentimental

Question 19

colossal

Answer 19

large statue, tremendous size

Question 20

story

Answer 20

friezes or painted windows representing scenes from history and legend

Question 21

flamboyant

Answer 21

resembling a flame, florid, showy

Question 22

attic

Answer 22

pertaining to Attica, a special type of Greek architectural decoration just under the roof

Question 23

character

Answer 23

instrument for engraving or to a coin stamp