Unit 3: Selection Vocabulary 4

This list covers 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address and "The New Colossus."
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  1. defer
    hold back to a later time
    And I feel that notwithstanding the past that my presence here is one additional bit of evidence that the American Dream need not forever be deferred.
  2. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
    We are a people in a quandary about the present.
  3. endeavor
    earnest and conscientious activity intended to do something
    Are we to be one people bound together by common spirit, sharing in a common endeavor; or will we become a divided nation?
  4. invigorate
    impart strength or vitality to
    A government is invigorated when each one of us is willing to participate in shaping the future of this nation.
  5. illusion
    something many people believe that is false
    Let there be no illusions about the difficulty of forming this kind of a national community. It’s tough, difficult, not easy.
  6. brazen
    made of or resembling brass, as in color or hardness
    Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
    With conquering limbs astride from land to land
  7. exile
    a person who is sent way from home or country by authority
    A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
    Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
    Mother of Exiles.
  8. pomp
    cheap or pretentious or vain display
    “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!”
  9. wretched
    very unhappy; full of misery
    Give me your tired, your poor,
    Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
    The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
  10. refuse
    worthless material that is to be disposed of
    Give me your tired, your poor,
    Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
    The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
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