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