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  1. militant
    engaged in war
  2. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  3. bellicosity
    a natural disposition to fight
  4. projectile
    a weapon that is forcibly propelled toward a target
  5. volley
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
  6. mace
    a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office
  7. bludgeon
    a club used as a weapon
  8. mutilate
    destroy or injure severely
  9. maim
    injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration
  10. mangle
    destroy or injure severely
  11. impair
    make worse or less effective
  12. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  13. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  14. pulverize
    make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
  15. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  16. subvert
    overthrow or destroy completely
  17. annihilation
    destruction by obliterating something
  18. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  19. pogrom
    organized persecution of an ethnic group, especially Jews
  20. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  21. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  22. blitzkrieg
    a military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment
  23. coup
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  24. coup d'etat
    a sudden and decisive change of government by force
  25. putsch
    a sudden attempt to overthrow the government
  26. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  27. incursion
    the act of entering some territory or domain
  28. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  29. insurgency
    an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a government
  30. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  31. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  32. jihad
    a holy struggle by a Muslim for a moral or political goal
  33. crusade
    a series of actions tending toward a particular end
  34. jingoism
    fanatical patriotism
  35. chauvinism
    fanatical patriotism
  36. jingoist
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  37. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  38. chauvinism
    fanatical patriotism
  39. jingoist
    an extreme bellicose nationalist
  40. chauvinist
    a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority
  41. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  42. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
  43. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  44. scabbard
    a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
  45. sheathe
    enclose with a protective covering
  46. stockade
    fortification consisting of a fence set firmly for defense
  47. palisade
    a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
  48. cordon
    a series of sentinels or posts enclosing some place or thing
  49. detonation
    the act of setting off an explosive
  50. champion
    someone who has won first place in a competition
  51. conscript
    enroll into service compulsorily
  52. commandeer
    take arbitrarily or by force
  53. infiltrate
    pass through an enemy line in a military conflict
  54. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  55. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war
  56. parley
    a negotiation between enemies
  57. bivouac
    temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  58. bastion
    projecting part of a rampart or other fortification
  59. arsenal
    all the weapons and equipment that a country has
  60. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  61. amazon
    a large, strong, and aggressive woman
  62. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  63. armada
    a large fleet
  64. cohort
    a band of warriors
  65. cavalcade
    a procession of people traveling by foot, horse, or vehicles
  66. phalanx
    any closely ranked crowd of people
  67. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
Created on 一月 20, 2014

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