Battle Cry

Front 1

Skittish

Back 1

Apt to start or shy.

Front 2

Renegades

Back 2

a person who deserts a party or cause for another.

Front 3

Torrent

Back 3

a rushing, violent, or abundant and unceasing stream of anything:

Front 4

Verandah

Back 4

Piazza or partly open porch.

Front 5

Crooning

Back 5

to sing or hum in a soft, soothing voice

Front 6

currycomb

Back 6

a comb, usually with rows of metal teeth, for currying horses.

Front 7

marauding

Back 7

going about in search of things to steal or people to attack

Front 8

reprisals

Back 8

an act of retaliation

Front 9

ravenous

Back 9

extremely hungry

Front 10

Stockade

Back 10

a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbersfixed upright in the ground.

Front 11

Jurisdiction

Back 11

the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing anddetermining controversies.

Front 12

Sentries

Back 12

a member of a guard or watch.

Front 13

Dispensary

Back 13

a place where something is dispensed, especially medicines.

Front 14

Looting

Back 14

spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.

Front 15

Plague

Back 15

an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.

Front 16

Pestilence

Back 16

a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.

Front 17

Maruaders

Back 17

to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty:

Front 18

Mooring

Back 18

moorings, a place where a ship, boat, or aircraft may be moored.

Front 19

Parlay

Back 19

to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on asubsequent race, contest, etc.

Front 20

Eddies

Back 20

a small whirlpool.

Front 21

Perilous

Back 21

involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous:

Front 22

commissary

Back 22

a store that sells food and supplies to the personnel or workers in amilitary post, mining camp, lumber camp, or the like.

Front 23

tethered

Back 23

a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixedobject so as to limit its range of movement.

Front 24

coup stick

Back 24

a stick with which some North American Indian warriors sought totouch their enemies in battle as a sign of courage.

Front 25

barricades

Back 25

a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop anenemy.

Front 26

fatigue

Back 26

weariness from bodily or mental exertion.

Front 27

niche

Back 27

an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in planand arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.

Front 28

fortification

Back 28

the art or science of constructing defensive military works.

Front 29

caisson

Back 29

a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtightchamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficientpressure to exclude the water.

Front 30

corral

Back 30

an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.

Front 31

howitzers

Back 31

a cannon having a comparatively short barrel, used especially forfiring shells at a high angle of elevation, as for reaching a targetbehind cover or in a trench.

Front 32

sutler

Back 32

(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store onan army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.

Front 33

barracks

Back 33

to shout boisterously for or against a player or team; root or jeer.

Front 34

quadrangle

Back 34

a plane figure having four angles and four sides, as a square.

Front 35

parlay

Back 35

to bet or gamble (an original amount and its winnings) on asubsequent race, contest, etc.

Front 36

sabotage

Back 36

any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant,factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employeesduring a trade dispute.

Front 37

blatant

Back 37

brazenly obvious; flagrant:

Front 38

earthworks

Back 38

excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineeringoperation.

Front 39

shrapnel

Back 39

a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a burstingcharge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to setfree a shower of missiles.

Front 40

presentiment

Back 40

a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especiallysomething evil; foreboding.

Front 41

curtly

Back 41

rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner.

Front 42

residue

Back 42

something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used;remainder; rest; remnant.

Front 43

captive

Back 43

a prisoner.

Front 44

coup

Back 44

a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever actionor accomplishment.

Front 45

squall

Back 45

a sudden, violent gust of wind, often accompanied by rain, snow, orsleet.

Front 46

lance

Back 46

a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.

Front 47

reveille

Back 47

a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning toawaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.

Front 48

parching

Back 48

a signal, as of a drum or bugle, sounded early in the morning toawaken military personnel and to alert them for assembly.

Front 49

permeated

Back 49

to pass into or through every part of:

Front 50

withers

Back 50

the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc.the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of a horse, cow, sheep, etc.

Front 51

coulee

Back 51

a deep ravine or gulch,usually dry, that has been formed by running water.

Front 52

stench

Back 52

an offensive smell or odor; stink.

Front 53

sporadic

Back 53

(of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregularintervals in time; occasional:

Front 54

bivouac

Back 54

a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters,usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire.

Front 55

prowess

Back 55

exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.

Front 56

negotiate

Back 56

to deal or bargain with another or others, as in the preparation of atreaty or contract or in preliminaries to a business deal.

Front 57

kinnick

Back 57

to affect extreme daintiness or refinement.

Front 58

deliberation

Back 58

careful consideration before decision.