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Gettysburg Address
E9- Nonfiction
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dedicate | give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause |
| consecrate | make or declare sacred |
| hallow | render holy by means of religious rites |
| fourscore | being four times twenty |
| detract | take away a part from; diminish |
| nobly | in a noble manner |
| continent | one of the large landmasses of the earth |
| devotion | commitment to some purpose |
| perish | pass from physical life |
| resolve | find a solution or answer |
| engage | consume all of one's attention or time |
| civil war | a war between factions in the same country |
| proposition | a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection |
| endure | undergo or be subjected to |
| in vain | to no avail |
| task | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted |
| portion | something determined in relation to a thing that includes it |
| civil | of or occurring between or among citizens of the state |
| liberty | freedom of choice |
| freedom | the condition of being free |