I Have a Dream Vocabulary Flashcards
(10 cards)
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Momentous
POS: Adjective
Definition: Having great importance, usually historical
Sentence: Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which was a momentous decree that freed the slaves entrapped in the “land of the free”.
Etymology: movere: to move
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Languish
POS: Verb
Definition: To suffer neglect
Sentence: The impoverished are left to languish in a rabbit hole of debt that only gets deeper while the rich only continue to ascend the ladder of financial status.
Etymology: languiss: loose
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Promissory Note
POS: Noun
Definition: A promise to make a payment
Sentence: The bank teller was fired for issuing too many promissory notes without checking the credit score and other important financial details of his clients.
Etymology: pro-: forward, -mis: to send
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Default
POS: Verb
Definition: To fail to make a payment
Sentence: The same prestigious universities that made the promise of a blissful higher education set the foundation for students to default on their student loans and struggle financially as young adults.
Etymology: de-: away, -fault: to fail
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Hallowed
POS: Adjective
Definition: Holy
Sentence: The war was a test to see whether this brave soldier, that valiant army, or any force so determined and courageous, could attain the hallowed lands and transcend the mortal world.
Etymology: Holy
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Tranquilize
POS: Verb
Definition: To sedate
Sentence: It pained Jerry, who was a zoophile, to tranquillize the very animals he fostered a healthy and caring environment for.
Etymology: tran-: across, -quie: quiet
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Tranquility
POS: Noun
Definition: A state of peace or calm
Sentence: To make their claim to the throne legitimate, rulers will often lie to their subjects and feign tranquility within their lands.
Etymology: tran-: across, -quie: quiet
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Legitimate
POS: Adjective
Definition: Proper, exactly as presented
Sentence: Rulers in ancient Egypt, known as pharaohs, made their reign legitimate by claiming to have received the right to rule from divine powers.
Etymology: leg-: law
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Discontent
POS: Noun
Definition: Dissatisfaction
Sentence: The most successful entrepreneurs have struggled through great adversity and even greater discontent, but rose up each time after having fallen.
Etymology: dis-: not, -con: with, -tent: to hold
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Unalienable
POS: Adjective
Definition: Undeniable, not able to be taken away
Sentence: The irony behind slavery was not only the pure blasphemy of this nation’s ideals, but also the fact that white supremacists completely alienated the “unalienable” rights of their fellow citizens.
Etymology: un-: not, -alien: other
