Read the definitions carefully and select the correct words.
1. in control of
2. the military forces of a country
3. an extra military force that a country has in addition to its usual army, navy etc which can be used if needed
4. a plane or other vehicle that can fly
5. carrying weapons, especially a gun
6. a country’s military organizations, including the army, navy, and air force
7. weapons used for fighting wars
8. a local business, shop etc that is part of a larger business etc
9. relating to substances, the study of substances, or processes involving changes in substances
10. anyone who is not a member of the military forces or the police
11. fighting, especially during a war
12. to be responsible for giving orders to a group of people in the army, navy etc
13. to consist of particular parts, groups etc
14. something that is compulsory must be done because it is the law or because someone in authority orders you to
15. to be formed from two or more things
16. likely to cause death
17. to recognize or express the difference between things or people
18. a clear difference or separation between two similar things
19. to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people
20. very different from each other
21. when many different types of things or people are included in something
22. to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc
23. to join the army, navy etc
24. having a rank below that of an officer in the army, navy etc
25. relating to the most basic and important parts of something
26. to protect a person, place, or object by staying near them and watching them
27. a type of aircraft with large metal blades on top which turn around very quickly to make it fly
28. causing death, or able to cause death
29. to combine together to form something
30. the system in which every adult, or every male adult, in a country has to spend a period of time in the army, navy, or air force
31. a weapon that can fly over long distances and that explodes when it hits the thing it has been aimed at
32. relating to or involving the nucleus of an atom
33. something that is obligatory must be done because of a law, rule etc
34. planned military or police action, especially one that involves a lot of people
35. if something is optional, you do not have to do it or use it, but you can choose to if you want to
36. a piece of equipment fastened to the back of people who jump out of planes, which makes them fall slowly and safely to the ground
37. to spend a period of time doing useful work or official duties for an organization, country, important person etc
38. a heavy military vehicle that has a large gun and runs on two metal belts fitted over its wheels
39. extremely large
40. used when you want to emphasize that something is true about almost all of a group of people or things
41. something that you use to fight with or attack someone with, such as a knife, bomb, or gun