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26 Cards in this Set
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bombardment |
a heavy attack with gunfire or bombs |
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fleet |
a group of war ships under one commander |
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negotiated |
bargained or discussed something in order to come to an agreement |
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prisoners of war |
members of the military who have been captured by the enemy |
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rocket vessel |
a ship equipped with rockets (tube-shaped weapons that fly through the are and explode when they hit something |
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seizing |
capturing someone or something |
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truce |
a temporary agreement to stop fighting |
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withdrawal |
the act of moving troops away from an area of fighting |
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drab |
very dull and dreary |
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economic |
having to do with money and how it is earned and used |
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fanatical |
wildly enthusiastic |
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opting |
choosing |
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precision |
the quality of being very accurate or exact |
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propel |
to drive or push something forward |
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slack-jawed |
with the jaw dropped open in amazement |
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smirked |
smiled in a conceited way |
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steely |
hard, cold and unmoving like steel |
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weasel |
to get something by speaking slowly |
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marsupial |
a mammal whose young are carried in a pouch |
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ornithology |
the study of birds |
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drought-resistent |
able to withstand dry conditions |
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feral |
wild |
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larva |
a newly hatched wingless form of an insect |
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tunnel |
to dig a passage |
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reflection |
an expression of an; example |
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unique |
one of a kind |
