| A | B |
|---|
| adviser | person who gives advice or counsels |
| appoint | to name for an office/ position |
| captive | taken or held prisoner |
| disastrous | accompanied by disaster;calamitous |
| eruption | the act of breaking or bursting forth |
| exert | to strive; to apply with great effort |
| fleet | a number of warships under one command |
| fortified | strengthened physically, emotionally, etc. |
| linger | to continue to stay, especially through reluctance to leave; to loiter |
| motive | an inner drive, impulse, etc. that causes one to act |
| rebel | to resist authority; to refuse to obey a superior; to revolt |
| rout | a disorderly fight; an overwhelming defeta; to drive or chase away |
| skirmish | a brief fight between groups, as in battle |
| slaughter | the brutal killing of a person or animal |
| suspicious | distrustful |
| treachery | betrayal of trust; disloyalty |
| troops | a body of soldiers; a multitude |
| vengeance | punishment inflicted in return for ann injury or an offense; revenge |
| victor | one who wins or gains advantage in a contest; winner in a battle, struggle,etc. |
| violate | to fail to obey or keep (a law, promise, etc.) |
