Ch 11 & 12 Combined Vocabulary Flashcards 2025

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recruit

Back

to enlist people into the armed services

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coordinate

Back

to work together toward a common goal

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Bowie knife

Back

a large hunting knife used on the frontiers of the United States in the early 1830s

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garrison

Back

the soldiers at a military post

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ongoing

Back

continuing

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fortify

Back

to strengthen defenses

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bombard

Back

to attack continuously with cannon fire

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apparent

Back

readily known; obvious

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compound

Back

a walled-in area containing one or more buildings

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civilian

Back

a person not in the armed services