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Woods Runner
6th Grade Literature
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| militia | a group of trained citizens who are not soldiers, but can serve as members of the military in an emergency |
| marauding | going about in search of things to steal or people to attack |
| stealth | secretive, sneakiness |
| velocity | speed |
| mercenary | doing military service for pay alone in a foreign army |
| staunch | to cause a liquid to stop flowing; or loyal |
| chopstick | a decorated stick recording coups attained by the warrior; a stick with which some North American Indian warriors sought to touch their enemies in battle as a sign of courage |
| gangrene | death or rotting of a part of a living organism caused by faulty circulation, disease, or injury |
| fractious | headstrong and hard to discipline; unruly |
| abate | to become less in amount or intensity |
| confiscate | to take by the power of authority |
| traumatize | to injure or wound physically |
| contraband | goods banned by law from being imported or exported |
| covert | a hiding place or covered shelter, esp. a thicket or other natural place for wildlife; concealed |
| hone | sharpen (a knife, razor, or the like) |
| enterprise | a plan or project that is risky, bold, or difficult to carry out |
| interminable | endless |
| placate | to calm down and make less angry |
| ambuscade | an attack from a hidden position; ambush |
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