Vocabulary Flashcards

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Armada

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(n) a fleet of warships; a large force of moving things

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Ransack

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(vb) to search through and steal from in a forceful and damaging way; plunder

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Saboteur

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(n) one who practices destructive actions; often a civilian or enemy agent trying to hinder a nation's war effort

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Turbulent

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(adj) characterized by agitation, unrest, violence, or disturbance

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Futile

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(adj) serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

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Ambush

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(vb) to attack by surprise from a hidden place; waylay

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Humiliate

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(vb) to reduce (someone) to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : to make (someone) ashamed or embarrassed

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Refugee

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(n) one that flees, especially a person who flees political or religious persecution

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Internment

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(n) the act of confining especially during war

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Inevitable

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(adj) incapable of being avoided or evaded