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WORLD WAR 11 vocab - part 2

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clandestine

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conducted with secrecy

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reconnaissance

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a preliminary survey to gather information

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convalesce

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to grow strong

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beret

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a soft, visor less wool cap

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pretension

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a claim or right to attention or honor because of merit

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liquidation

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to get rid of

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austere

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somber, grave, simple

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regalia

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the emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty

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valour

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personal bravery

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eccentric

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deviation from the established pattern or norm

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peerage

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the rank for dignity of a person's peers

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ascetic

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practicing strict self-denial as a means of religious discipline

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titular

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honors belonging to an office or dignity without duties, functions, or responsibilities

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burnish

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to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing

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sycophant

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self-seeking flatterer

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dispatch

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to send away with promptness or speed especially on official business

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nondescript

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not easily described

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provincial

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a person lacking metropolitan polish or refinement

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accolade

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a ceremony marking the recognition of special merit

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bogeyman

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a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children

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haberdashery

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a men's furnishing store

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flamboyant

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given to dashing display; showy

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parry

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to turn aside something

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martinet

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a strict disciplinarian

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innate

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belonging to the essential nature of something

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pacifist

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Someone who does not believe in war and violence

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coup d'etat

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a sudden decisive exercise of forces in politics

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insurrection

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an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government

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imminent

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ready to take place

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infallible

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incapable of error

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strafe

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a ceremony marking the recognition of special merit

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debutante

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a young women making her formal entrance into a society

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partisanship

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one that takes the part of another; supporter

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impetuousness

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marked by force or violence

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innocuous

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harmless

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protagonist

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the leader of a cause

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solace

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alleviation of grief or anxiety

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galvanize

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to stimulate or excite

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sobriquet

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a fanciful name

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systematic

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methodical in procedure or plan

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synonymous

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alike in meaning or significance

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loathe

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to dislike greatly

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malingerer

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to pretend to be ill to avoid work

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collectivization

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to organize under collective control of the government

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diffident

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lacking confidence

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devout

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devoted to religion or official religious duties

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tedious

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tiresome because of length or dullness

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snide

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mean, low cheap

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ardor

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extreme vigor, energy, enthusiasm

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