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8th Grade USH1
Mr. A's Vocabulary Ch 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Neutral | taking no sides in a fight |
| Mercenary | paid soldier who serves in the army of a foreign country |
| Recruit | to enlist soldiers in the army |
| Desert | to leave without permission |
| Inflation | a continuous rise in the price of goods and services |
| Blockade | cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out--to close off a country's ports |
| Privateer | armed private ship |
| guerrilla warfare | a hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war-- fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambush |
| ratify | to give official approval to |
| ambush | a surprise attack |