Term | Definition |
Idle | Not working, active,or being used. |
Fetched | to go after and bring back. |
Garrison | A military camp, fort, or base. |
Peppered | to hit repeatedly with your fist or with objects |
Constitues | to make up or form |
Prevail | to defeat an opponent espically in a long or difficult contest |
Agitators | A person who tries to get people angry or upset so that they will support an effort ti change a government, company, etc. |
Blurts | to say suddenly and without thinking about how people will react. |
Stripping | To remove everything from |
Bayonet | A long knife that is attached to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon in battle. |
Subversion | to secretly try to ruin or destroy a government or political system |
Vile | Very bad or unpleasant. |
Meddle | To become involved in the activities and concerns of other people when your involvement is not wanted. |
Clutched | To hold onto tightly with your hand . |
Commission | Position/Job in the military |
Resign | To give up(a job or position) in a formal or official way. |
Scornful | Showing disrespect or disapproval for something. |
Churning | To stir or mix something with force. |
Clambering | To climb or crawl |
Stock | the part of a gun that is held against your shoulder |
Petition | A document that people sign to make an agreement. |
Skirmished | a brief and usually unplanned fight during a war |
Speculating | To think about something and making guesses about it. |
Apprentice | A person who learns a job or skill for working for a fixed a period of time for someone. |
Thrash | To hit very hard with a stick, whip, etc… |
Enlistment | to sign up (a person) for duty in the army, navy, etc. |
Recalcitrance | stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders |
Forage | to search for something (such as food or supplies) |
Grimaced | a facial expression in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust, disapproval, or pain |
Retaliates | to do something bad to someone who has hurt you or treated you badly : to get revenge against someone |
Sedition | the crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their country/government |
Seines | Large fishing nets |
Turmoil | a state of confusion or disorder |
Commissary | A store that sells food and basic household supplies on a military base or in a prison- Also Colonial/Patriot Money at the time. |
Depreciation | a decrease in the value of something |
Fusillade | A large number of shots that are fired very quickly |
Forceps | a medical tool that is used for grasping or holding things |
Militia | a group of people who are not part of the armed forces of a country but are trained like soldiers |
Insignia | a badge or sign which shows that a person is a member of a particular group or has a particular rank |
Badgered | to bother or annoy (someone) with many comments or questions |
Epidemic | When a disease spreads very quickly and affects a large number of people |
Compunction | a feeling of guilt or regret |
Unscrupulous | not honest or fair : doing things that are wrong, dishonest, or illegal |
Shirk | to avoid doing something that you are supposed to do |
Decisive | able to make choices quickly and confidently |
Reflected | to show the image of (something) on a surface |
Floundering | to move in an awkward way with a lot of difficulty and effort |
Foreboding | a feeling that something bad is going to happen |
Defection | to leave a country, political party, army unit, etc., and go to a different one that is a competitor or an enemy |
Clemency | kind or merciful treatment of someone who could be given harsh punishment |
Whet | to make something sharper or stronger |
Rasping | to speak in a way that sounds rough or harsh |
Epilogue | the last section |