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MBSID flash cards
| 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 |