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Module 3 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -able | can or able to be |
| -cour- | run |
| -ped- | foot, feet |
| abolished | gotten rid of |
| absently | being distracted and thinking about something else |
| agricultural | having to do with farming |
| aliens | those who live in a country who are not citizens of that country |
| amputated | cut off |
| anti- | against |
| civil | having to do with the activities of people who are members of a country |
| Confederate | having to do with the southern states that separated from the United States, or union. |
| consolers | comforters |
| enlist | to join; to sign up to serve in the military |
| futile | useless |
| idle | not working, not active |
| industrial | having to do with producing items |
| landmark | a feature of the landscape that is easy to see and recognize |
| mutilate | to destroy by cutting off a needed part |
| naive | lacking knowledge or experience |
| primitive | simple, or not developed |
| quagmire | a swamp or marsh |
| reality | truth |
| recruitment | the process of getting someone to join a group |
| secede | to break away |
| slavery | the owning of a person by another person |
| sober | serious, solemn |
| succor | assistance; help given during a time of need |
| tignon | headdress worn by Creole women of Louisiana |
| transfixed | fascinated; held motionless (as in wonder or astonishment) |
| Union | Northern states that stayed under a single government |