Vocabulary - medical condition

Question 1

tenable

Answer 1

able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

Question 2

muster

Answer 2

gather; assemble (troops)

Question 3

padre

Answer 3

chaplain in the armed forces

Question 4

bombardier

Answer 4

a person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells

Question 5

caisson

Answer 5

an ammunition vehicle

Question 6

gauntlet

Answer 6

a stout glove with a long loose wrist. (historical) an armored glove, as worn by a medieval knight

Question 7

depredation

Answer 7

an act of attacking or plundering

Question 8

cordon

Answer 8

A line of fortifications which is meant to prevent access; a blockade.

Question 9

phalanx

Answer 9

1. formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears. 2. a compact group of people.

Question 10

militarism

Answer 10

1. a : predominance of the military class or its ideals. b : exaltation of military virtues and ideals. : a policy of aggressive military preparedness.

Question 11

ordnance

Answer 11

military supplies

Question 12

sabre, (alt sp) saber

Answer 12

a heavy cavalry sword with a curved blade and a single cutting edge

Question 13

feint

Answer 13

pretended attack; a move intended to deceive

Question 14

scabbard

Answer 14

The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon

Question 15

grenadier

Answer 15

A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature

Question 16

harry

Answer 16

persistently carry out attacks on (an enemy or an enemy’s territory).

Question 17

palisade

Answer 17

1. a fence of wooden stakes or iron railings fixed in the ground, forming an enclosure or defense. 2. a line of bold cliffs –V. enclose or provide (a building or place) with a palisade.

Question 18

panzer

Answer 18

a German language word that means either tank (the military vehicle) or armour. It is occasionally used in English and some other languages as a loanword in the contexts of German military

Question 19

scorched-earth policy

Answer 19

military strategy of burning or destroying buildings, crops or other resources that might be of use to an invading enemy

Question 20

wehrmacht

Answer 20

lit. Defense Force — was the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1946. It consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force.

Question 21

presidio

Answer 21

a garrison; (in Spain and Spanish America) a fortified military settlement

Question 22

armada

Answer 22

fleet of ships

Question 23

parapet

Answer 23

1. a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony 2. a protective wall or earth defense along the top of a trench or other place of concealment for troops

Question 24

adjutant

Answer 24

staff officer assisting the commander; assistant

Question 25

bivouac

Answer 25

a temporary camp without tents or cover, used especially by soldiers or mountaineers

Question 26

epaulet

Answer 26

shoulder decoration or ornation(of a uniform) also spelled epaulette

Question 27

blitzkrieg

Answer 27

a sudden, all-out attack

Question 28

pyrrhic

Answer 28

A Pyrrhic victory is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. Someone who wins a Pyrrhic victory has been victorious in some way; however, the heavy toll negates any sense of achievement or profit (another term for this would be “hollow victory”).

Question 29

strafe

Answer 29

to rake (as ground troops) with fire at close range and especially with machine-gun fire from low-flying aircraft.