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repress
    subdue someone or something by force.
    
    plaintive
    sounding sad and mournful.
    
    sutler
    a person who followed an army and sold provisions to the soldiers.
    
    sordid
    involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt.
    
    dilapidated
    in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
    
    extricate
    free someone or something from a constraint or difficulty.
    
    sojourn
    a temporary stay.