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diabolical: having the qualities of a devil; fiendish; outrageously wicked
expendable: considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining
intrepid: resolutely fearless; dauntless
hazmat: a material or substance that poses a danger to life, property, or the environment if improperly stored, shipped, or handled
pestilence: a deadly or virulent epidemic disease
smoldering: to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion
mercenary: a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
propulsion: the act of being impelled or urged onward
reconnaissance: a search made for useful military information in the field, especially by examining the ground
locale: scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture
obliterate: to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
orderly: enlisted soldier assigned to perform various chores for a commanding officer or group of officers
interloper: a person who intrudes into a region, field, or trade without a proper license
acrid: sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent
convalescence: the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness
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sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent
a material or substance that poses a danger to life, property, or the environment if improperly stored, shipped, or handled
scene or setting, as of a novel, play, or motion picture
enlisted soldier assigned to perform various chores for a commanding officer or group of officers
resolutely fearless; dauntless
a professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
having the qualities of a devil; fiendish; outrageously wicked
considered to be not worth keeping or maintaining
a person who intrudes into a region, field, or trade without a proper license
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
a deadly or virulent epidemic disease
the act of being impelled or urged onward
to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion
the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness
a search made for useful military information in the field, especially by examining the ground