America The Beautiful

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  1. undimmed
    not made dim or less bright
    O beautiful for patriot dream
    That sees beyond the years
    Thine alabaster cities gleam
    Undimmed by human tears!
  2. pilgrim
    someone who journeys in foreign lands
    O beautiful for pilgrim feet
    Whose stern impassioned stress
    A thoroughfare of freedom beat
    Across the wilderness!
  3. halcyon
    a mythical bird said to breed at the winter solstice
    O beautiful for halcyon skies,
    For amber waves of grain,
    For purple mountain majesties
    Above the enameled plain!
  4. alabaster
    a fine-textured white gypsum used for carving
    O beautiful for patriot dream
    That sees beyond the years
    Thine alabaster cities gleam
    Undimmed by human tears!
  5. liberate
    grant freedom to; free from confinement
    O beautiful for heroes proved
    In liberating strife.
  6. bate
    moderate or restrain; lessen the force of
    America the Beautiful
    Words by Katharine Lee Bates,
    Melody by Samuel Ward

    O beautiful for spacious skies,
    For amber waves of grain,
    For purple mountain majesties
    Above the fruited plain!
  7. thoroughfare
    a public road from one place to another
    O beautiful for pilgrim feet
    Whose stern impassioned stress
    A thoroughfare of freedom beat
    Across the wilderness!
  8. refine
    reduce to a pure state
    May God thy gold refine
    Till all success be nobleness
    And every gain divine!
  9. impassioned
    characterized by intense emotion
    O beautiful for pilgrim feet
    Whose stern impassioned stress
    A thoroughfare of freedom beat
    Across the wilderness!
  10. nobleness
    the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
    May God thy gold refine
    Till all success be nobleness
    And every gain divine!
  11. enamel
    any smooth glossy coating that resembles ceramic glaze
    O beautiful for halcyon skies,
    For amber waves of grain,
    For purple mountain majesties
    Above the enameled plain!
  12. shed
    cause or allow to flow or run out or over
    God shed his grace on thee
    And crown thy good with brotherhood
    From sea to shining sea!
  13. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
    America the Beautiful
    Words by Katharine Lee Bates,
    Melody by Samuel Ward

    O beautiful for spacious skies,
    For amber waves of grain,
    For purple mountain majesties
    Above the fruited plain!
  14. grace
    elegance and beauty of movement or expression
    God shed his grace on thee
    And crown thy good with brotherhood
    From sea to shining sea!
  15. brotherhood
    the family relationship between two male offspring
    God shed his grace on thee
    And crown thy good with brotherhood
    From sea to shining sea!
  16. patriot
    one who loves and defends his or her country
    O beautiful for patriot dream
    That sees beyond the years
    Thine alabaster cities gleam
    Undimmed by human tears!
  17. jubilee
    a special anniversary or the celebration of it
    God shed his grace on thee
    Till nobler men keep once again
    Thy whiter jubilee!
  18. flaw
    an imperfection in an object or machine
    God mend thine every flaw,
    Confirm thy soul in self-control,
    Thy liberty in law!
  19. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
    O beautiful for pilgrim feet
    Whose stern impassioned stress
    A thoroughfare of freedom beat
    Across the wilderness!
  20. stress
    special emphasis attached to something
    O beautiful for pilgrim feet
    Whose stern impassioned stress
    A thoroughfare of freedom beat
    Across the wilderness!
  21. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
    O beautiful for heroes proved
    In liberating strife.
  22. gleam
    a flash of light
    O beautiful for patriot dream
    That sees beyond the years
    Thine alabaster cities gleam
    Undimmed by human tears!
  23. thou
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    God shed his grace on thee
    And crown thy good with brotherhood
    From sea to shining sea!
  24. self-control
    the act of denying yourself
    God mend thine every flaw,
    Confirm thy soul in self-control,
    Thy liberty in law!
  25. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
    O beautiful for glory-tale
    Of liberating strife
    When once and twice,
    for man's avail
    Men lavished precious life!
  26. Ward
    United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
    America the Beautiful
    Words by Katharine Lee Bates,
    Melody by Samuel Ward

    O beautiful for spacious skies,
    For amber waves of grain,
    For purple mountain majesties
    Above the fruited plain!
  27. mend
    restore by putting together what is torn or broken
    God mend thine every flaw,
    Confirm thy soul in self-control,
    Thy liberty in law!
Created on Tue Jun 19 21:40:46 EDT 2012

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