The correct answers to each question are listed below in blue.
1. “Missouri”
French: misery
Missouri Indians
people of the river
Siouan: westward
2. capital of Missouri
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Kansas City
Springfield
3. antebellum
existing before war
existing after a war
warlike
surrender
4. blitzkrieg
the status of a legally recognized belligerent state or nation
destruction in war by means of explosives
a thorough destruction involving extensive loss of life especially through fire
war conducted with great speed and force
5. buzz bomb
the burst of a shell or bomb in the air
an unguided jet-propelled missile used by the Germans against England in World War II
one of the many small bombs that make up a cluster bomb
an incendiary bomb
6. haberdasher
a dealer in meat
an art collector
a dealer in men's clothing and accessories
one whose business is cutting and dressing hair, shaving and trimming beards, and performing related services
7. second A-bomb site
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Kyoto
Nagasaki
8. Dixiecrat
a person in the northern states who sympathized with the South during the American War Between the States
a supporter of a 1948 presidential ticket supporting the civil rights stand of the Democrats
a supporter of a 1948 presidential ticket opposing the civil rights stand of the Democrats
a politician who joins the party or movement solely for personal gain
9. acetaminophen
an oleoresin derived from the fruit of some capsicums that contains capsaicin and related compounds and is used medicinally especially as a topical pain reliever
a crystalline compound C8H9NO2 that is a hydroxy derivative of acetanilide and is used in chemical synthesis and in medicine to relieve pain and fever
a white crystalline derivative C9H8O4 of salicylic acid used for relief of pain and fever
a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug C13H18O2 used to relieve pain and fever
10. corpus delicti
the unanimous consent of all members of a jury
suffering from an infringement or denial of legal rights
the material substance (as the body of the victim of a murder) upon which a crime has been committed
constituting a legal accompaniment
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