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32 Cards in this Set
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Recruiters |
a person hired to enlist new members
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Barracks
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a building or group of buildings for lodging soldiers
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Orderlies
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an enlisted soldier assigned to perform duties for a commanding officer
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Attrition
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a reduction or decrease in numbers, size or strength
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Ailments
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a physical disorder or illness
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Amid
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in the middle of
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Rucksack
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a type of knapsack
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Stench
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an offensive smell or odor
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Casualty
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one who is injured or killed in war
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Skiff
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any of various types of boats
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Labyrinth
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a maze
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Cavalry
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the part of the military composed of troops on horseback
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Obfuscate
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to obscure or confuse
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Banter
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an exchange of light remarks, playful teasing remarks
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Parapet
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a protective wall or barrier
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Waif
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a person who has no home or friends
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Skewered
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to stab through with a sword
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Sabre
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a stout single-edged cavalry sword, having a curved blade
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Chiding
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to express disapproval of scold and reproach
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Gawked
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to stare stupidly
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Dysentery
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a disease marked by diarrhea
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Delirious
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wildly excited
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Infectious
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a disease given to one person or another
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Munitions
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weapons and ammunition
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Grandiose
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affectedly grand or important
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Jowls
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a jaw especially a lower jaw
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Tactical
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military battle plans
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Dawdle
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to waste time
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Gullies
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a small valley or ravine
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Anvil
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a heavy iron block with a smooth face frequently of steel
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Colonial
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inhabitant of a colony particularly those controlled by the United Kingdom |
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Succumbed
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to give way to a superior force |
