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Term | Definition |
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occasion | special or important event |
determined | having a strong desire to do something |
furious | very angry |
mission | something you must do |
segregation | practice of separating people of different races, sexes, or religions |
courageously | bravely or confidently dealing with a dangerous or painful situation |
coaxed | persuaded to do something |
commemoration | act of remembering and respecting an important person or event in the past |
reconciliation | situation in which two people become friendly again after fighting |
bitter | jealous and upset because you feel you have been treated unfairly |
rapproachment | establishment of a friendly relationship after a period of conflict |
inconsistancies | situations in which two statements are different and both cannot be true |
incredulously | being unstable or unwilling to believe something |
hick | uneducated, a person who lives in the country, regarding as being unintelligent |
remorseful | feeling sorry for something you have done |
deceased | a dead person |
Armory | a place where guns and other military equipment is kept |
precise | exact; following the rules or form |
caravan | single line of vehicles travelling together |
intervals | spaces |
imposing | impressive; due to size or power |
salute | greet formally, often by a gesture of the hand |
peered | looked carefully or intently, with some difficulty |