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speech vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dedicated | wholly committed to something, as ideal, political cause, or personal goal |
| conceived | to form a notion or idea |
| liberty | freedom from external or foreign rule; independence |
| proposition | the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted |
| endure | to bear without resistance or with patience |
| fitting | the act of a person or thing that fits |
| hallow | to make holy; sanctify |
| consecrate | to make or declare sacred |
| devotion | profound dedication |
| vain | excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements |
| perish | to die or be destroyed through violence |
| reconstruction | the process by which the states that had seceded reorganized as part of the union after the civil war |
| grievous | causing grief or sorrow |
| adjourn | to suspend the meeting |
| tyranny | arbitrary or unrestrained exercised of power |
| victory | a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war |
| battle | a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces |
| survival | the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances |
| confidence | full of trust; belief in the powers, trustworthiness, or reliability of a person or thing |
| morale | the emotional or mental condition or confidence of a person or group of people |