10 Words to Learn from the Preamble to the US Constitution

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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  1. justice
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  2. tranquility
    an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
  3. promote
    contribute to the progress or growth of
  4. welfare
    a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous
  5. secure
    get by special effort
  6. liberty
    immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority
  7. posterity
    all future generations
  8. ordain
    order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  9. constitution
    law determining the fundamental principles of a government
  10. domestic
    of or relating to the home
Created on Fri Jan 27 17:58:52 EST 2012 (updated Wed Sep 09 12:18:05 EDT 2015)

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