Collection 3: The Crisis

As you read Thomas Paine's "The Crisis," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 12's Collection 3: On the Vietnam War, 1967, The Crisis, Civil Disobedience, The Clan of One-Breasted Women, A Modest Proposal, Imagine the Angels of Bread
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  1. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
  2. resolution
    the trait of being firm in purpose or belief
  3. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  4. principle
    rule of personal conduct
  5. Tory
    an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
  6. prudent
    marked by sound judgment
  7. dominion
    control or power through legal authority
  8. repulse
    force or drive back
  9. signify
    convey or express a meaning
  10. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  11. cunning
    crafty artfulness, especially in deception
  12. garrison
    the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place
  13. precipitate
    done with very great haste and without due deliberation
  14. disaffected
    discontented as toward authority
  15. fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity
Created on Thu Jul 10 11:18:00 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 10 13:30:26 EDT 2014)

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