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antebellum
before the war
besieged
to close in on, take over
solicitous
showing concern
ebbing
weakening, lessening
indignation
anger resulting from injustice
jargon
special vocabulary
farce
something ridiculous
proconsuls
government official in a colony
tactical
detailed arrangement in the military
palavers
discussion, chatter
unparried
unable to deflect or ward off
honing
sharpening
travail
pain, agony
serpentine
twisting
inoculate
vaccinate
volatile
unpredictable, unstable
vigilante
person who keeps order and punishes for crime
requisition
formal demand or request
gumption
initiative or aggressiveness, boldness
appalled
shocked, filled with horror or disgust
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