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TermDefinition
sentrya person employed to watch for something to happen
assessto estimate the value of for taxation
insistentlybeing persistent in demands
povertythe estate of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
decencythe quality of being polite and respectable
ousbrutal or very disagreeable or dangerous
dominionpower or the use of power; sovereignty over something
contemptibleworthy only of being despised and rejected; deserving of scorn
legionariessoldiers who are members of legions
efficientlybeing effective without wasting time or effort or expense
patriotsa person who loves their county and will fight for it if necessary
scholarlyrelating to serious academic study
salvagethe act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
disdainlack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
unfathomabledifficult or impossible to understand
habituallydone constantly; regularly; formed or acquired bycontinual use
procureget by special effort; obtained; acquired
contaminationto make impure, infected or corrupt
leaveningthe act or process of fermenting a product
despoilsteal goods; take as spoil; destroy and strip of possessions or plunder
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Terms 20
Creator nettiebyrd
Created January 26, 2009
Groups None
Subject Ch. 10-12
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  1. procure get by special effort; obtained; acquired - 1 miss
  2. sentry a person employed to watch for something to happen - 1 miss
  3. insistently being persistent in demands - 1 miss