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masterpiece
a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship.(n)
tempting
appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise.(adj)
glacier
a slowly moving mass or river of ice formed by the accumulation and compaction of snow on mountains or near the poles.(n)
unenthusiastic
not having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.(adj)
climax
the most intense, exciting, or important point of something; the culmination.(n)
souvenir
a thing that is kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event.(n)
mustard gas
a colourless oily liquid whose vapour causes severe irritation and blistering of the skin, used in chemical weapons.(n)
concentration camp
prison-like facility where governments detain large groups of people without fair trial, often under brutal conditions. It's typically used to control or persecute certain groups.(n)
crusade
each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to the Holy Land in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries.(n)
accusation
a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong.(n)
sordid
involving immoral or dishonourable actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.(adj)
massacre
an indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.(n)
random
made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision.(n)
spastic
relating to or affected by movement which a sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive.(adj)
optometry
the occupation of measuring eyesight, prescribing corrective lenses, and detecting eye disease.(n)
veteran
a person who has had long experience in a particular field.(n)
convention
a way in which something is usually done.(n)
recuperate
recover from illness.(v)
kidnap
abduct (someone) and hold them captive, typically to obtain a ransom.(v)
shrug
raise (one's shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.(v)
corpse
a dead body, especially of a human being rather than an animal.(n)
hysterical
affected by or deriving from wildly uncontrolled emotion.(adj)
frustration
the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve something.(n)
chaplain
a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, regiment, etc.(n)
ferocious
savagely fierce, cruel, or violent.(adj)
surrender
stop resisting to an enemy or opponent and submit to their authority.(v)
cavalry
(in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback.(n)
spoils
goods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.(n)
clogs
a shoe with a thick wooden sole.(n)
shrubbery
an area in a garden planted with a woody plant which is smaller than a tree and has several main stems arising at or near the ground.(n)
convulsions
a sudden, violent, irregular movement of the body, caused by involuntary contraction of muscles and associated especially with brain disorders such as epilepsy, the presence of certain toxins or other agents in the blood, or fever in children.(n)
pitiful
deserving or arousing pity.(adj)
booze
alcoholic drink.(n)
boxcar
an enclosed railway freight wagon, typically with sliding doors on the sides.(n)
hobo
a homeless person; a tramp or vagrant.(n)
locomotive
a powered railway vehicle used for pulling trains.(n)