Textbook Flashcards
Truce
A temporary suspension of fighting during a conflict
maim
seriously injure
little
hardly any
no man’s land
area of ground between two enemy positions, owned by neither
dugouts
defensive underground structures attached to trenches in which soldiers took shelter between battles
trenches
long, narrow excavations dug on world war 1 battlefields with earth thrown up in front of them, in which soldiers sheltered themselves from enemy fire
artillery
heavy guns used to bombard enemy positions
sniper
expert rifle shooter
muck
dirt and mud
barbed wire
coils of steel wire with sharp points used to keep attackers out
bewilderment
complete puzzlement or confusion
beacons
lights used as signs or signals
harmonizing
singing together
savage
brutal; violent
barbarians
uncultured; uncivilized; wild
searchingly
deeply; intensely
shirk
avoid responsibility
slurs
accusations and insults that can damage a person’s reputation
reprisals
acts of revenge
Lesson name and author
The Christmas Truce by Aaron Shepard
comedy review
a performance of humorous entertainment
sketch
a very brief comic scene, part of a longer entertainment programme
ramification
results or wider consequences of an action
christened
given an official name
enchants
fascinated; captivates
identify with
feel a close relationship with
paternal
fatherly
