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Anthem
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| transgressions | a violation of a law or command |
| garments | an article of clothing |
| lashed | to move suddenly or violently |
| wisdom | knowledge gained through life experience |
| forbade(past of forbid) | to hinder or prevent by command |
| vocation | a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation |
| furrows | long, narrow trenches in the ground made by a plow |
| pyre | a heap of combustible material |
| solidarity | unity or agreement of feeling or action |
| preference | setting another person or thing above another in estimation |
| sieve | an instrument with a mesh or perforated bottom used to separate coarse and fine parts |
| transgressor | a person who disobeys the law; criminal |
| holier | more exalted or worthy of devotion or praise |
| unconquered | unbeaten, unvanquished, and undefeated |
| fathom | understand a difficult problem or enigmatic person after much thought |
| hastened | be quick to do something |
| lodestone | a piece of magnetite or other naturally magnetized material |
| moat | a deep, wide ditch filled with water surrounding a castle or town as a defense |
| tarried | to delay or be tardy |
| submissive | obedience |
| transgression | breaking a law or command |
| abyss | a bottomless pit or gulf |
| scornful | full of open dislike and disrespect or derision often mixed with indignation |
| tarried | to stay in place when one should be moving |
| infamy | well know for a bad quality or deed |
| illustrious | well known, respected, and admired for past achievements |
| decreed | an authoritative order having the force of law |
| corruption | something that has been changed from its original form, fallen apart, decayed |
| solitude | the state or situation of being alone |
| harness | to bring under conditions for effective use (like harnessing a horse with straps to guide its path) |
| humblest | modest, not proud or arrogant |
| torrent | a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence |
| ecstasy | rapturous delight |
| midst | in the middle of |
| reverence | honor or respect |
| covet | to desire wrongly |
| serfdom | the state or condition of a slave |
| botched | spoiled by poor work |
| edict | a decree (order) issued by a sovereign (king or queen) or person in authority |
| sheer | marked by great and continuous steepness |
| broad | covering a large area |
| manuscripts | books or documents |
| virtue | a behavior showing high moral standards |
| ego | a person's sense of self esteem or self importance |
| hearth | the floor of a fireplace |
| reverence | a deep respect for someone or something |
| sanction | a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule |
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