SOLDIER’S HEART Vocabulary
adept: skilled
amputation: act of surgically removing a limb
artillery: large, mounted guns too heavy to carry, such as cannons
casualties: people hurt or killed
cavalry: soldiers who fight on horseback
commissary: store in a military camp where food and supplies can be bought
demoralized: weakened in spirit
dire: extreme
forage: search about especially for food
hullabaloo: uproar
infantry: soldiers who fight on foot
plush: very expensive and luxurious
morale: mood, spirit
rations: food
relented: yielded, gave up
residue: remainder
retrieve: recover
skirmishes: brief fights
slogans: words or phrases used to get attention or advertise
volley: act of shooting a number of guns or other weapons at the same time