Blood, Smoke, and Freedom

surrender

give up or stop fighting because you know you won’t win

Michael decided to surrender after all his paintball teammates were hit with paint.

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colony

an area that is controlled by a separate, and often faraway, country

I think it would be interesting to live in a colony on Mars someday.

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smoldered

burned slowly without flames (but usually with smoke)

The bread smoldered after Tara left it in the toaster for too long.

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bustling

having a lot of busy activity

I hate shopping on Saturdays, when the mall is bustling.

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coped

dealt with a problem

Stephanie coped with her sadness by talking about it with her sister.

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