MY BROTHER SAM IS DEAD SPELLING VOCABULARY
1. recalcitrance-Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance.
2. brisk-active, fast or energetic
3. plundering-steal goods from a person or place by force in a time of war
4. court-martial-a judicial court for trying members of the armed services accused of offenses against military law
5. pallet-a portable platform to stack supplies
6. retaliate-to make an attack or assault in response to a similar attack
7. sedition-conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against authority
8. sturgeon- very large primitive fish with bony plates on the body.
9. skiff-a shallow, flat-bottomed open boat with a sharp bow and square stern
10.drove-a herd or flock of animals being driven in a body
11.balking-being hesitant or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking.
12. clemency-mercy; lenience
13. curt-rudely brief
14. stockade-a barrier formed from upright wooden posts or stakes, esp. as a defense against attack or as a means of confining animals.
15. depreciation-a reduction in the value of an asset with the passage of time, due in particular to wear and tear.
16.commotion
17.fusillade
18.cantering
19.resolution
20.shrugged