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45 Cards in this Set
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bivouac
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to camp in a temporary encampment, often without shelter
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brief
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to advise or to summarize instructions
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casualty
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a soldier who has been killed or wounded
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concussion
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an injury to the brain resulting from a sharp blow to the head
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coordinate
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the exact location of a point in a designated space
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deploy
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to station military forces in a certain area
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guerilla
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a member of a small, irregular military unit that harrasses the enemy with tactics such as surprise attacks
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interdiction
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the act of prohibiting, restraining, or hindering an action
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mortar
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a small, portable cannon used to fire shells over short ranges
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numbers man
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someone who operates an illegal betting game
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phantom
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illusory, appearing only in the mind
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reinforce
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to strengthen
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skirmish
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a brief military encounter; a fight
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vigilance
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alertness to danger; watchfulness
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adhesion
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the abnormal joining of body tissues that should be serparate
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Buddha
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the name given to the Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism, the religion followed by most of the Vietnamese people
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contingent
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a group of soldiers, forming part of a larger group
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cosmolene
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preservative used to prevent rust
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forced march
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a march taken at a faster pace than usual
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impassively
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calmly; in a way that shows no emotion of feeling
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chortled
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chuckled, laughed in triumph
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maximize
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to increase
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napalm
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an incendiary substance used in bombs and flame throwers
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nondenominational
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not affiliated with particular religious body or organization
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projectile
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an object shot through the air, as a bullet, shell, or piece of shrapnel
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requisition
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to make a written request
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veer
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to shift or change direction
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interdiction
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to prohibit of restrain something
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claymores
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weapons that send out sharp, sword-like pieces of metal
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tracer
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bullet that indicates course by a smoke or fire trail
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mortar
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short gun throwing at high angles
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infiltration
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trickling through
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hypocrite
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one who assumes false appearance of virtue; insincerity
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glassine
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thin, almost transparent
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bogeyman
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something fearful such as a goblin
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maximize
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using greatest possible size and number
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barrage
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curtain of shell fire to cover an attack
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stamina
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endurance, vigor
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prone
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lying face downward
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rite
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formal practice or custom
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welcher
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one who fails to honor a promise
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giddy
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dizzy, feeling a swimming in the head
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elite
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pick of society
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sporadic
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occuring at intervals
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shrapnel
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metal fragments of a bullet, bomb, or mine
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