Gettysburg Address Vocabulary

conceive

• To travel to a distant place.
• To fix or repair something.
• To give birth to a child.
• To form or create an idea or plan in one's mind.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

consecrate

• To declare something as sacred.

• To consecrate means to desecrate or defile.
• To consecrate is to ignore or neglect completely.
• Consecrate refers to the act of destroying or demolishing.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

endure

• To endure means to be confused by someone's actions.

• To endure means to give up or quit in the face of adversity.
• To endure means to ignore or overlook something, often a difficult or challenging situation.
• To endure means to withstand or tolerate something, often a difficult or challenging situation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

hallow

• evil

• holy or sacred

• not very deep

• happy or excited

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

score

• a group or set of twenty

• the correct solution

• a numerical value

• a list of possible solutions

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Who gave the Gettysburg Address in 1863?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• Frederick Douglass

• Abraham Lincoln

During what significant event was the Gettysburg Address given?

• War of 1812
• Vietnam War
• American Civil War
• World War II

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

CCSS.W.2.3

CCSS.W.3.3C

What state is the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg located in?

• Virginia
• Pennsylvania
• Georgia
• Ohio

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CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RI.6.7

What does it mean if a word has a positive connotation?

• The word has a favorable or positive feeling associated with it.
• The word has a negative feeling associated with it.
• The word has a neutral feeling associated with it.
• The word has multiple meanings.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What does it mean if a word has a neutral connotation?

• It means the word is objective and unbiased.
• It means the word has a negative connotation.
• It means the word has a positive connotation.
• It means the word is emotional and biased.

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4