Advanced Vocabulary - War and Peace

Index
Match the words on the left with their definitions on the right. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS
  • refugee (n.)
  • desert (v.)
  • truce (n.)
  • imminent (adj.)
  • besiege (v.)
  • pacifist (n.)
  • hostilities (n.)
  • retreat (v.)
  • atrocious (adj.)
  • phoney war (n.)
  • (especially of something unpleasant) likely to happen very soon
  • fighting in a war
  • an agreement between enemies to stop fighting for a short time
  • extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel
  • someone who has been forced to leave a country because of war
  • someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes
  • a period when there is no fighting and the situation appears calm
  • leave the army, navy etc without permission
  • move away from the enemy after being defeated in battle
  • surround a city, building, etc., with soldiers and try to take control of it
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