| A | B |
|---|
| ancestral | having to do with those from whom a person is decended |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| armistice | an agreement to stop fight |
| barbarism | a brutal or uncivilized condition or act |
| bicentennial | having to do with a 200th anniversary |
| chauvinism | blind patriotism |
| counteract | to act against; to neutralize |
| courtship | the act or time of seeking the affection of a person with the intent to marry |
| culminate | th reach the end or highest point |
| demise | death |
| eliminate | to remove or take away |
| epoch | a period of time;age |
| forebear | ancestor |
| gladiator | a slave or paid fighter in the arenas of ancient Rome |
| imprison | to confine or put in jail |
| legendary | of or having to do with legends or tales |
| saber | a heavy, curved sword |
| sheath | a holder or case for a knife or sword |
| telegraph | a system for sending messages by electric signals through a wire or radio |
| traitorous | like one who betrays his or her country |
