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Vocabulary
My Brother Sam Is Dead
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| churned | milk can |
| hardtack | hard, saltless biscuit used for rations |
| headstrong | stubborn |
| rations | a fixed allowance of food |
| recalcitrance | to resist authority |
| regiment | a unit of ground force, consisting of 2 or more groups |
| scarce | rare, not abundant |
| tromped | to stomp, crush |
| cordial | warmly welcome |
| headstone | memorial stone at a grave |
| livestock | farm animals used for profit |
| garrison | fort |
| subversion | overthrow |
| principles | laws |
| cholera | a fatal disease |
| calmberg | to climb in an awkward way |
| consumption | to use up |
| deserter | to leave without return |
| skirmishes | minor fights |
| surveyor | a person who examines land |
| massacre | an unnecessary killings of many people |
| mock | to ridicule by mimicing action or speech |
| prevail | to win |
| treason | to overthrow the government |
| virtue | righteous |