Week 19 Words to Know:

• arms – weapons
• enlist – to join the military
• retreat – withdrawal of troops to a better location
• bayonet – a blade adapted to fit the muzzle end of a rifle and used as a weapon in close hand-to-hand combat
• draft – required military service
• blockade – the isolation of an area or harbor by hostile ships that prevent the entrance or exit of traffic
• export (v.) – to send or transport abroad
• scarce – insufficient to meet demand
• infiltrate – to enter secretly, as in enemy territory