a beating or pounding, especially an unlawful beating, as in assault
guns or heavy artillery
a group of similar things used together
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battlement
n. A defense wall with alternating high and low sections (often used in plural form).
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abate
v.
to reduce in quantity or intensity; to subside; to diminish
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bellicose
adj warlike; eager to fight
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belligerent
n.
1\. a country or persons engaged in warfare or hostile action
adj.
1\. behaving in a hostile or aggressive manner; engaged in combat
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daunt
v.
to intimidate; to discourage or dishearten
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indomitable
adj. unconquerable
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forte
n.
a person's strong point; the thing in which a person excels
adj.
in music, loudly; forcefully
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fortitude
n.
courage in enduring pain or trouble
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carte blanche
n.
unrestricted power to act at one's discretion; unconditional permission or authority
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cartel
n.
1\. an organization of firms in the same industry for the purpose of regulating production, pricing, and marketing of goods and decreasing competition by members
2\. a coalition of political or special-interest groups to achieve a common cause; a bloc
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cartographer
n. a maker of maps or charts
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pugilist
n. a fistfighter, especially a professional boxer
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pugnacious
adj, quarrelsome; eager to fight
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impugn
v. to oppose or attack as false; to seek to discredit
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cadence
n. a rhythmic flow of sound, as in poetry or oratory, or of movement, as in marching or dancing
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casuistry
n.
1\. the use of moral principles to reason out what is right or wrong in everyday situations
2\. subtle but misleading or false application of reasoning; a quibbling or evasive way of making difficult decisions
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decadent
adj. declining or decaying
n.
1\. a person who is decaying mentally or morally
2\. (usually capitalized) A member of a group of nineteenth-century French and English artists who were inspired by artificial and morbid things
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Occident
n. (capitalized) the parts of the world that lies west of Asia, especially the countries of Europe and the western hemisphere
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recidivism
n. a relapse into a former habit, especially criminal or antisocial behavior
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cede
v. to yield or surrender rights or possessions, usually officially
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accede
v.
1\. to consent; to agree
2\. to take office; to become a ruler
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concession
n.
1\. the act of granting or yielding
2\. permission by authority for special use, especially the privilege of setting up a business in a certain place, or the place itself
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intercede
v.
1\. to act on another's behalf
2\. to mediate in a dispute; to seek to reconcile differences
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predatory
adj
1\. preying on other animals
2\. plundering; exploiting or victimizing others
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depredation
n. destruction; plunder
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punctilious
adj. precise; scrupulous; attentive to details, especially of etiquette
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