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  1. civilian
    a nonmilitary citizen
  2. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  3. vigorously
    in an energetic manner
  4. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  5. yank
    pull with a sudden movement
  6. secessionist
    a person who wants to break free from a larger group
  7. latter
    the second of two or the second mentioned of two
  8. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  9. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  10. northward
    moving toward the north
  11. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  12. former
    the first of two or the first mentioned of two
  13. interval
    the distance between things
  14. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  15. oscillation
    a complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon
  16. velocity
    distance traveled per unit time in one direction
  17. soldier
    an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
  18. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  19. stunning
    causing bewilderment, shock, or insensibility
  20. current
    occurring in or belonging to the present time
  21. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
  22. ludicrous
    inviting ridicule
  23. dignitary
    an important or influential person
Created on Thu Sep 28 11:20:20 EDT 2017 (updated Sat Sep 30 16:52:42 EDT 2017)

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