Vocabulary #1
To pull away
Secede
To end
Abolish
To attack
Siege
To attack in an overwhelming way
Bombard
Rejoice
To celebrate
An agreement where each side gives something up
Compromise
Full of conflict
Contentious
Period before war
Antebellum
To make stronger
Fortify
To take away
Detract
Morpheme meaning "To pull"
Tract
Morpheme meaning "To leave"
Morpheme meaning "against"
Con
Morpheme meaning "anger"
Morpheme meaning "before"
Ante
They knew they'd soon be attack, so they had to ________________ their city.
Fortify
He was in ________________ health considering his age.
Robust
Isaac Newton ___________________ the idea of gravity
Having homework in every class placed a heavy ______________ on the student.
Burden
She ____________________ they go out for dinner instead of cooking
Proposed
Germany laid ______________ to Poland in World War II
The teacher demanded he ____________ his disruptive behavior
Cease
The loud girls talking next to him did not _____________ from how much he enjoyed the movie.
Detract
The children came to a _________________ where they would each get fifteen minutes to play with the toy.
Compromise
Former Soviet countries made the decision to ____________ from Russia, leading to the end of the Soviet Union.
Secede