War and Peace: Volume IV

Angina n

a disease marked by spasmodic attacks of intense suffocative pain: a severe inflammatory or ulcerated condition of the mouth or throat

Callow adj

lacking adult sophistication: immature

Exacerbate v

to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful

Matins n

A service of morning prayer in various churches

Repertoire n

the list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group

Arraign v

To bring before a court to face charges

Martinet n

a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Stifle v

To withhold from circulation or expression; to deter or discourage

Berth n

An amount of distance maintained for safety

Permutation n

a major or fundamental change based primarily on rearrangement of existent elements; a form resulting from change

Ordnance n

military supplies; artillery

Inhibit v

To prohibit from doing something; to restrain

Rota n

(Chiefly British) a fixed order of rotation; a roll or list of persons: roster

Louse n

singular of lice

Offcut n

(Chiefly British) something that is cut off (such as a waste piece of cloth)

Surfeit n

An overabundant supply of; an excess

Dysentery n

Severe diarrhea with blood and mucus caused by an infection

Cobble v

(Chiefly British) to mend or patch coarsely; to repair, make

Hove v

Past tense of "heave"

Wench n

(Archaic) a girl or young woman of low social class

Overture n

An initiative toward agreement or action: a proposal

Forage v

to search for food or provisions; to ravage, raid

Tierce n

a sequence of three playing cards of the same suit

Guerrilla n

a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.

Cossack n

a member of a people of southern Russia and Ukraine, noted for their horsemanship and military skill

Gangly adj

tall, thin, awkward, and lanky

Hetman n

A Cossack leader

Menial adj

of or relating to low-level, humble work

Shanty adj

a crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood

Fugue n

A musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts

Bungling adj

Clumsily awkward or inept