| Term | Definition |
| strife | angry or bitter disagreement over a fundamental issue |
| estuary | the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream |
| strife | angry or bitter disagreement over a fundamental issue |
| estuary | the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream |
| gaunt | (of a person) lean and haggard, esp. because of suffering, hunger or age |
| hither | to or toward this place |
| militia | small army made of civil population in an emergency |
| commissary | restaurant/place to buy food on a military base |
| recitation | repeated allowed before an audience, from memory |
| recalcitrance | having a stubborn or uncooperative attitude towards authority |
| grimace | an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face |
| nonpartisan | not biased toward any particular political group |
| wharf | an area where a ship would load or unload |
| repent | feel or express extreme remorse or regret |
| apothecary | a person who prepared and sold medicine and drugs |
| succotash | a dish of corn and lima beans mixed together |
| magazine | a chamber holding supply cartridges for loading a gun |