"What to the slave is the Fourth of July?"

Gabriel V. (United States of America)
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  1. gratitude
    a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
  2. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  3. bequeath
    leave or give, especially by will after one's death
  4. stripes
    a V-shaped sleeve badge indicating rank and service
  5. fetter
    a shackle for the ankles or feet
  6. inhuman
    without compunction or compassion
  7. sacrilegious
    grossly irreverent toward what is considered holy
  8. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  9. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  10. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  11. smitten
    affected by something overwhelming
  12. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  13. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  14. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  15. solemnly
    in a serious and dignified manner
  16. rebuke
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  17. creed
    any system of principles or beliefs
  18. concede
    give over
  19. enactment
    the passing of a law by a legislative body
  20. cypher
    a secret method of writing
  21. affirmatively
    in an affirmative manner
  22. canopy
    a covering (usually of cloth) that shelters an area
  23. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
  24. sarcasm
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  25. withering
    any weakening or degeneration
  26. sham
    something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
  27. vanity
    feelings of excessive pride
  28. denunciation
    a public act of condemnation
  29. impudence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  30. solemnity
    a trait of dignified seriousness
  31. bombast
    pompous or pretentious talk or writing
  32. impiety
    unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
  33. veil
    a garment that covers the head and face
  34. reign
    royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
  35. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  36. statute
    an act passed by a legislative body
Created on Fri Feb 24 10:13:22 EST 2017

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