Alas Babylon 9-10 Vocabulary - Dill
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antebellum
before the war
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besieged
to close in on, take over
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solicitous
showing concern
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ebbing
weakening, lessening
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indignation
anger resulting from injustice
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jargon
special vocabulary
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farce
something ridiculous
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proconsuls
government official in a colony
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tactical
detailed arrangement in the military
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palavers
discussion, chatter
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unparried
unable to deflect or ward off
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honing
sharpening
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travail
pain, agony
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serpentine
twisting
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inoculate
vaccinate
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volatile
unpredictable, unstable
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vigilante
person who keeps order and punishes for crime
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requisition
formal demand or request
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gumption
initiative or aggressiveness, boldness
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appalled
shocked, filled with horror or disgust
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