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Fallen Angels Vocab
Ch. 5
Term | Definition |
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fatigues | soldier's work clothes; informal military uniforms worn everyday and in battle |
interdict | to restrain or prohibit from doing something |
reconnaissance | scouting of a region, especially looking for enemy locations |
debris | bits and pieces of waste; fragments |
artillery | weaponry, missiles, arms, guns |
bivouac | temporary camp made by soldiers that is out in the open |
offensive | attacking |
sweltering | scorching, very hot, sultry |
sniper | a person who shoots from a hidden position |
elite | a group or part of a group that is considered special |
welcher | one who doesn't pay his debts |
adhesions | body tissues that are joined abnormally (joining of normally unconnected body parts by fibrous tissue) |