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The vietnam war
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| taut | tight drawn. (tight) |
| goatee | a small pointed or tuffed beard on a mans chin (brush) |
| ripe | ready (mature) |
| tumult | violent and disorderly commotion or disturbance (disorder) |
| allies | one assosiated with another as a helper (combine) |
| plague | annoy or disturb (afflict) |
| nationalism | loyalty to a nation (jingosin) |
| to kindle | to set on fire or catch fire (light) |
| to consolidate | to merge (combine) |
| to no avail | not sucsessful (help) |
| to storm | to attack or to assult |
| ragtag | ragged (mangy) |
| array | an impressive display or ray of a particular type of thing (line up) |
| terrian | the surface features of a tract of land (land) |
| to contain | have on hold (carry) |
| to cringe | to draw in or contract ones muscles involentary (shrink) |
| accord | an offical goverment treaty (deal) |
| dissident | somone who strongly dissagrees with their goverment (dissting) |
| adding fuel to a growing brushfire of rebellion | uprising |
| regime | a goverment (goverment) |
| to allege | claim or assert that somone has done somthing wrong (claim) |
| stealthy | slow deliberate and secret in action (furtive) |
| elusive | difficult to find (myself) |
| to harbor | a part of a ocean or lake (port) |
| refugee | a person who has been forced to leave their country (misrant) |
| friutless | failing to result the desired results (rain) |
| casualties | a person being injured or killed in an acident (victim) |
| sentiment | a view or adittude toward an even (emotion) |
| to demoralize | to lose confidence or discourage here |
| frugal | watching for the cost (thriftly) |
| guerrilla warfare | military operations (irregular warfare) |