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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| DDT | Synthetic pesticides |
| Hooch | Military barracks |
| Malaria | A mosquito born infecious disease |
| Phosphorus | A compound used widely in explosives |
| Shrapnel | fragments of a bomb, shell, or other object thrown out by an explosion |
| Fatigues | Army wear |
| hemophilia | A bleeding disorder in which it takes a long time for the blood to clot |
| platoon | A military unit composed of 2 to 4 sections or squads and containing 16 to 50 soldiers |
| black market | The illegal business of buying or selling goods |
| concussion | A violent jarring; a shock |
| deploy | To position troops in readiness for combat |
| firefight | an exchange of gunfire between two opposing forces |
| harassment | to trouble by repeated attacks |
| jive | to engage in kidding, teasing, or exaggeration |
| reinforce | to strengthen a military force with additional personnel, ships, or aircraft |
| truce | a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire |