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Gettysburg Adress v.
Vocabulary included in Gettysburg Adress Memory Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| perpetuate | to preserve from extinction; cause to be remembered; save |
| anticipate | realize before hand; expect;prevent or forestall |
| score | a group of 20 |
| consecrate | to declare as sacred |
| detract | to take away from |
| take increased devotion for | work harder for |
| gave the last full measure of devotion | sacrificed their lives |
| in vain | for nothing |
| insurgent | one that revolts against civil authority |
| scourge | a source of suffering and decastation |
| bondsman | enslaved person |
| unrequited | not paid for |
| proposition | the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered;offer |
| endure | to continue to exist; last |
| resolve | to come to a definite and earnest decision about something; to determine |
| conceive | to form |
| perish | to die or to be destroyed through violence |
| hallow | to honor; make holy; praise; considered sacred |
| nobly | couragesouly, bravely; gallantley |
| cease | to stop; discontinue; to come to an end |
| borne | to bring forth; support |
| bind | to fasten or secure |
| righteous | morally right or justifible |
| duration | length or time something continues or exists |
| magnitude | greatness of size or amount; great importance |
| peculiar | strange; queer; odd;property or privilidge belonging to specifically one person(or type) |
| invoke | call with earnest desire; declare |
| fundamental | an essential base or foundation; origianal or primary source |
| astound | to overwhelm with amazement; shock with wonder or surprise |
| triumph | a significatn sucess or noteworthy achievment; to gain victory or be victorious |
| cherish | to hold or treat as dear;to cling fondley |
| strive | try hard; make allot of effort;to rival ; to struggle |