Churchill's "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" speech (1940)

Georgia S.
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  1. ceremony
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
    I hope that any of my friends and colleagues, or former colleagues, who are affected by the political reconstruction, will make allowance, all allowance, for any lack of ceremony with which it has been necessary to act.
  2. toil
    work hard
    I would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat."
  3. ordeal
    a severe or trying experience
    We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind.
  4. grievous
    causing or marked by grief or anguish
    We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind.
  5. monstrous
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
    I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.
  6. tyranny
    government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator
    I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.
  7. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
    I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.
  8. lamentable
    bad; unfortunate
    I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.
  9. catalogue
    a complete list of things, usually arranged systematically
    I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime.
  10. victory
    a successful ending of a struggle or contest
    I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.
  11. empire
    the domain ruled by a single authoritative sovereign
    Let that be realised; no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge and impulse of the ages, that mankind will move forward towards its goal.
  12. urge
    urge or force in an indicated direction
    Let that be realised; no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge and impulse of the ages, that mankind will move forward towards its goal.
  13. impulse
    an impelling force or strength
    Let that be realised; no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge and impulse of the ages, that mankind will move forward towards its goal.
  14. goal
    the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve
    Let that be realised; no survival for the British Empire, no survival for all that the British Empire has stood for, no survival for the urge and impulse of the ages, that mankind will move forward towards its goal.
  15. task
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    But I take up my task with buoyancy and hope.
  16. buoyancy
    the tendency to float in water or other liquid
    But I take up my task with buoyancy and hope.
  17. wage
    payment for work
Created on Tue Apr 16 21:36:00 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Apr 17 17:26:00 EDT 2013)

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