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Vetter Chapter 6
Vocabulary study tool
Term | Definition |
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mercenary | hired soldier |
recruit | to enlist in the military |
desert | to leave without permission or intent to come back |
inflation | when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods. |
blockade | measure that keeps a country from communicating and trading with other nations. |
privateer | privately owned ship outfitted with weapons |
siege | attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people and goods into or out of a place |
ratify | to approve officailly |
ambush | an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy |