Collection 4: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address

As you read Abraham Lincoln's "Second Inaugural Address," learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 11's Collection 4: Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?, Declaration of Sentiments, Building the Transcontinental Railroad, Runagate, Runagate
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  1. engross
    consume all of one's attention or time
  2. venture
    put at risk
  3. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  4. insurgent
    in opposition to a civil authority or government
  5. deprecate
    express strong disapproval of; deplore
  6. peculiar
    markedly different from the usual
  7. rend
    tear or be torn violently
  8. wring
    obtain by coercion or intimidation
  9. attribute
    a characteristic that distinguishes objects or individuals
  10. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
Created on Tue Jul 15 09:20:03 EDT 2014 (updated Thu Jul 24 11:31:06 EDT 2014)

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