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A written agreement between two states or sovereigns.
History: The preliminary articles of peace were signed by Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Henry Laurens for the United States and Richard Oswald for Great Britain on November 30, 1782. The final treaty was signed on September 3, 1783, and ratified by the Continental Congress early in 1784.

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Action taken in return for an injury or offense.
History:  Massive retaliation, also known as a massive response or massive deterrence, is a military doctrine and nuclear strategy in which a state commits itself to retaliate in much greater force in the event of an attack.

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A gradual decline (In size or strength or power or number)

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An entry into an area not previously occupied.

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Inequality or difference in some respect.
History:Disparity is the condition of being unequal, and a disparity is a noticeable difference. Disparity usually refers to a difference that is unfair: economic disparities exist among ethnic groups, there is a disparity between what men and women earn in the same job. This noun derives from Latin dispar "unequal."

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Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike.
History: Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the offence of being disobedient to or disrespectful towards a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the court.

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Characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight.
History:After a fierce debate in Congress, in November of 1939, a final Neutrality Act passed. This Act lifted the arms embargo and put all trade with belligerent nations under the terms of “cash-and-carry.”

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A feeling of righteous anger.
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An extended communication dealing with some particular topic.

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Stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate.
History: “Cantankerous” first appeared in print in English, as far as we know, in Oliver Goldsmith’s 1772 comedic play She Stoops to Conquer.

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Status established in order of importance or urgency.

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A speech of violent denunciation.

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Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.
History: Water lost to evaporation and transpiration in a desert exceeds the amount of precipitation.

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Take away the weapons from, render harmless.

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Form into an army unit smaller than a division.
History: 14th Infantry Regiment (United States) The 14th Infantry Regiment ("Golden Dragons") is a United States Army light infantry regiment. ... 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry is assigned to 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

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A crime that undermines the offender's government;an act of deliberate betrayal.
History: Treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife or that of a master by his servant

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One who loves and defends his or her country.
History: Patriots were those colonists of the Thirteen Colonies who rebelled against British control during the American Revolution and in July 1776 declared the United States of America an independent nation.

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The state of being confederated.
History:  Members of an alliance are called allies.

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Education that results in the spread of knowledge.
History:  Enlightenment thinkers in Britain, in France and throughout Europe questioned traditional authority and embraced the notion that humanity could be improved through rational change

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System increasing a nation's wealth by government regulation.
History: Mercantilism was a popular economic philosophy in the 17th and 18th centuries