Gettysburg Address

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  1. dedicate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  2. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
    But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground.
  3. detract
    take away a part from; diminish
    The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
  4. conceive
    have the idea for
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  5. devotion
    commitment to some purpose
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these
  6. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  7. engage
    consume all of one's attention or time
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
  8. resolve
    find a solution or answer
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  9. civil war
    a war between factions in the same country
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
  10. continent
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  11. endure
    undergo or be subjected to
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
  12. perish
    pass from physical life
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  13. create
    bring into existence
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  14. remaining
    not used up
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  15. vain
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  16. final
    an exam administered at the end of an academic term
    We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.
  17. brave
    possessing or displaying courage
    The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
  18. struggle
    strenuous effort
    The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract.
  19. task
    any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  20. portion
    something determined in relation to a thing that includes it
    We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live.
  21. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
    Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure.
  22. increase
    a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  23. freedom
    the power to act, speak, or think without being controlled
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  24. liberty
    freedom of choice
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  25. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
    Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
  26. measure
    determine the dimensions of something or somebody
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  27. earth
    the third planet from the sun
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  28. remain
    continue in a place, position, or situation
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
  29. government
    the system or form by which a community is ruled
    It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
Created on Thu Jan 20 13:39:09 EST 2011 (updated Thu Jan 20 13:41:29 EST 2011)

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