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Chapter 6 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercenary | hired soldier adj |
| transfer | to move verb |
| recruit | to enlist in the military verb |
| previous | earlier adj |
| aid | to help verb |
| desert | to leave without permission or intent to come back verb |
| inflation | when it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods noun |
| issue | problem for debate or discussion. noun |
| blockade | measure that keeps ships from entering or leaving a harbor noun |
| privateer | privately owned ship outfitted with weapons noun |
| impact | an effect noun |
| sustain | to suffer or experience verb |
| siege | an attempt to force surrender by blocking the movement of people or goods into or out of a place noun |
| strategy | a plan of action noun |
| pursue | to proceed with verb |
| ratify | to approve officially verb |
| ambush | an attack in which the attacker hides and surprises the enemy noun |