Alas Babylon Vocab 11-13

Infantry

Soldiers on foot

Emeritus

retired

Inarticulate

can't understand someone's speech

Gorged

stuffed to capacity, eat greedily

Ordained

admitted into priesthood

Replenish

to fill up again

Exasperating

irritating, angering

Futile

useless

Timpani

drumming sound

Armament

military supplies and weapons

Sepsis

the presence of toxins or bacteria in the bloodstream

Hemorrhage

discharge of blood from vessels

Fretting

worrying

Decanter

bottle used to serve wine

Depleted

reduce in amount

Liniment

ointment to relieve pain

keels

center of a boat

Complacency

self-satisfaction

Arduous

extremely difficult

Ungainly

clumsy, awkward