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English
12th Grade
05/04/2012

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Term

Typhoid

 

Definition

Noun

A contagious disease marked by fever, infection, and intestional inflammation with red spots on the chest and abdomen.

Term
deflected
Definition

Verb & Adjective

 

Divert; change direction or subject

 

 

Term
shrapnel
Definition

Noun

 

Bomb, mine, or shell fragments; the remains or evidence of an explosion.

Term
carbine
Definition

Noun

 

Short barreled lightweight rifle; automatic or semiautomatic rifle of relatively limited range

Term
obliged
Definition

Verb

 

1.  To force or compell morally, physically, or legally.

2.  To do a favor

Term
swagger
Definition

Adjective & Verb & Noun

 

1.  To walk in a typically confident or aggressive stride

2.  Boast or brag

Term
deteriorated
Definition

Verb & Adjective

 

To make or become worse in quality or condition; to become progressively worse or weak as time goes on; dilapidated

 

 

Term
bayonets
Definition

Noun

 

A detachable blade put on a rifle or muzzle for stabbing; a dagger-like weapon on the end of a rifle

Term
captors
Definition

Noun & Verb

 

One who takes or steals; kidnap or confine another against their will

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burlap
Definition

Noun & Adjective

 

A coarse cloth of jute or hemp; a coarse fabric used for its durability and strength

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