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1. Negro spiritual a kind of religious song originated by Blacks in the southern United States
2. swelter be uncomfortably hot
3. bad check a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
4. curvaceous(of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves
5. tranquilize make calm or still
6. tranquilizing tending to soothe or tranquilize
7. civil right right belonging to a person by reason of citizenship
8. hew out make or shape as with an axe
9. promissory note a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
10. manacle shackle that can be locked around the wrist
11. slave owner someone who holds slaves
12. beacon light a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships
13. Alleghenies the western part of the Appalachian Mountains
14. sweltering excessively hot and humid; marked by sweating and faintness.
15. National Park Service an agency of the Interior Department responsible for the national
parks
16. molehill a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing
17. Lincoln Memorial memorial building in Washington containing a large marble statue of
Abraham Lincoln Martin Luther King, Jr., delivering his 'I Have a Dream' speech from the
steps of Lincoln Memorial. (photo: National Park Service)
18. promissory relating to a verbal commitment by one person to another
19. unalienable incapable of being repudiated or transferred to anothe
20. redemptive preserving someone from some evil or error
21. Negro a person with dark skin who comes from Africa
22. blow off come off due to an explosion or other strong force
23. mountainside the side or slope of a mountain
24. default on fail to pay up
25. insofar to the degree or extent that
26. invigorate give life or energy to
27. dramatize put into a form intended for performance
28. jangle make a sound typical of metallic objects
29. roll down gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow
30. militancy a combative aggressiveness
31. hallow render holy by means of religious rites
32. sear become superficially burned (also figurative)
33. wrongful not just or fair
34. engulf flow over or cover completely
35. Allegheny a river that rises in Pennsylvania and flows north into New York and then back
south through Pennsylvania again to join the Monongahela River at Pittsburgh which is the
beginning of the Ohio River
36. heightening reaching a higher intensity
37. unearned not gained by merit or labor or service
38. nullification counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
39. ghetto a poor densely populated city district
40. segregation the act of keeping apart
41. tranquility an untroubled state that is free from disturbances
42. jangling like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects striking together
43. satisfy meet the requirements or expectations of
44. motel a motor hotel
45. freedom the condition of being free
46. wallow roll around
47. sixty-three being three more than sixty
48. inextricably in a manner incapable of being disentangled or untied
49. live out live out one's life; live to the end
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50. Martin Luther King United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who
campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
51. lodge in live (in a certain place)
52. speed up move faster
53. honoring conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
54. seared having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
55. urgency an earnest and insistent necessity
56. tie up secure with or as if with ropes
57. invigorating imparting strength and vitality
58. national park a tract of land declared by the national government to be public property
59. transform change or alter in appearance or nature
60. ring a toroidal shape
61. brotherhood the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
62. hilltopthe peak of a hill
63. heighten make more extreme; raise in quantity, degree, or intensity
64. racist a person with a belief in the superiority of one people
65. brutality the trait of extreme cruelty
66. devotee an ardent follower and admirer
67. languish become feeble
68. quest for go in search of or hunt for
69. God Almighty terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
70. unmindful (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of
71. evidenced supported by evidence
72. dream a series of images and emotions occurring during sleep
73. hew make or shape as with an axe
74. Martin Luther German theologian who led the Reformation
75. self-evident evident without proof or argument
76. Alabama a state in the southeastern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the
Confederate states during the American Civil War
77. justice the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
78. go back return in thought or speech to something
79. slum a district of a city marked by poverty
80. drip flowing in drops
81. stagger walk with great difficulty
82. tribulation an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
83. mobility the quality of moving freely
84. interposition the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others
85. sunlit lighted by sunlight
86. Rockies the chief mountain range of western North America
87. insufficient of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
88. Mississippi a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico
89. exalt praise, glorify, or honor
90. gentile a Christian as contrasted with a Jew
91. satisfied filled with contentment
92. oasis a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
93. hamlet a community of people smaller than a village
94. Declaration of Independence the document recording the proclamation of the second
Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the Colonies from Great
Britain
95. wither lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
96. racial of or related to groups of people sharing distinctive traits
97. withering any weakening or degeneration
98. injustice the practice of being unfair
99. today on this day as distinct from yesterday or tomorrow
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100. check examine to determine accuracy or quality
101. hallowed worthy of religious veneration
102. degenerate a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
103. one hundred being ten more than ninety
104. Georgia a state in southeastern United States
105. rise up come to the surface
106. batter strike violently and repeatedly
107. cripple deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg
108. crook a long staff with one end being hook shaped
109. Independence a city in western Missouri
110. rightful legally valid
111. bankrupt financially ruined
112. beacon a fire that can be seen from a distance
113. whirlwind a column of air spinning around itself
114. creative having the ability or power to invent or make something
115. symbolic relating to or using arbitrary signs
116. turn back go back to a previous state
117. overlook have a view of something from above
118. tied up kept occupied or engaged
119. unspeakable defying expression or description
120. momentous of very great significance
121. default an option that is selected automatically
122. cooling the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
123. discord lack of agreement or harmony
124. lookout the act of looking out
125. citizenship membership in a state with rights and duties
126. crippled disabled in the feet or legs
127. hill a local and well-defined elevation of the land
128. shameful deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
129. rooted absolutely still
130. jail a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of
the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a
sentence)
131. marvelous extraordinarily good or great
132. awaken cause to become conscious
133. New Hampshire a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
134. destiny the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
135. discrimination unfair treatment of a person or group based on prejudice
136. emerge come out into view, as from concealment
137. cash money in the form of bills or coins
138. dripping extremely wet
139. daybreak the first light of day
140. mountain a land mass that projects well above its surroundings
141. let actively cause something to happen
142. Almighty terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
143. awakening the act of waking
144. battered damaged by blows or hard usage
145. stand up rise to one's feet
146. signing language expressed by visible hand gestures
147. lodge a rustic house used as a temporary shelter
148. captivity the state of being imprisoned
149. prodigious great in size, force, extent, or degree
150. Stone United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief
justice (1872-1946)
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151. symphony a long and complex sonata for an orchestra
152. vault a burial chamber (usually underground)
153. emancipation freeing someone from the control of another
154. Hampshire a county of southern England on the English Channel
155. majestic having or displaying great dignity or nobility
156. nineteen the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
157. distrust doubt about someone's honesty
158. slave a person who is forcibly held in servitude
159. discontent a longing for something better than the present situation
160. crooked having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
161. oppression the act of subjugating by cruelty
162. able having the necessary means or skill to do something
163. sing produce tones with the voice
164. vicious having the nature of evildoing
165. realize be fully aware or cognizant of
166. photo a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide;
recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
167. lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
168. South Carolina a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
169. architect someone who creates plans to be used in making something
170. funds assets in the form of money
171. persecution causing someone to suffer
172. guarantee a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
173. join cause to become joined or linked
174. demonstration a show or display
175. proclamation a formal public statement
176. sands the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
177. stripped with clothing stripped off
178. transformed given a completely different form or appearance
179. America North America and South America and Central America
180. faith complete confidence in a person or plan, etc.
181. Luther German theologian who led the Reformation
182. joyous full of or characterized by happiness
183. exalted of high moral or intellectual value
184. Louisiana a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
185. refuse show unwillingness towards
186. Colorado a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains
187. to the south in a southern direction
188. memorial a recognition of meritorious service
189. quest the act of searching for something
190. desolate providing no shelter or sustenance
191. basic reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible
192. decree a legally binding command or decision
193. highway a major road for any form of motor transport
194. Tennessee a state in east central United States
195. legitimate in accordance with accepted standards or principles
196. revolt rise up against an authority
197. righteousness the quality of adhering to moral principles
198. remind put in the mind of someone
199. day time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
200. equality the quality of being the same in quantity, value, or status
201. pledge a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
202. valley a long depression in the surface of the land
203. despair a state in which all hope is lost or absent
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204. obligation the state of being bound to do or pay something
205. veteran a person who has served in the armed forces
206. creed any system of principles or beliefs
207. thirst a physiological need to drink
208. exile the act of expelling a person from their native land
209. riches an abundance of material possessions and resources
210. threshold the starting point for a new state or experience
211. engage consume all of one's attention or time
212. Protestant an adherent of Protestantism
213. bitterness the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
214. Jew member of a community whose traditional religion is Judaism
215. again and again repeatedly
216. Constitution the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
217. dignity the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
218. reveal make visible
219. fatigue temporary loss of strength and energy from hard work
220. come to cause to experience suddenly
221. white being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness
222. chains metal shackles; for hands or legs
223. will the capability of conscious choice and decision
224. Land United States inventor who incorporated Polaroid film into lenses and invented
the one step photographic process (1909-1991)
225. together in contact with each other or in proximity
226. strip take off or remove
227. lip either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in
speaking
228. sign a visible clue that something has happened or is present
229. suffer undergo or be subjected to
230. rob take
231. heights a high place
232. heir a person entitled by law to inherit the estate of another
233. gain obtain
234. tomorrow the day after today
235. rise move upward
236. Park Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)
237. suffering feelings of mental or physical pain
238. jr. used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a
son from his father
239. color a visual attribute of things from the light they emit
240. free able to act at will
241. Service Canadian writer who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory
242. slope be at an angle
243. Pennsylvania a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
244. luxury something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
245. sadly in an unfortunate way
246. go down move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
247. struggle strenuous effort
248. physical involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
249. declaration a statement that is emphatic and explicit
250. black being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness
251. chain a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible
ligament
252. cell the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms
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253. sand a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
254. come move toward, travel toward
255. vote a choice made by counting people in favor of alternatives
256. democracy the orientation of those who favor government by the people
257. tie fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
258. late at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
259. mighty having or showing great strength, force, or intensity
260. heat a form of energy transferred by a difference in temperature
261. steam water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
262. child a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
263. continue keep or maintain in unaltered condition
264. knowing alert and fully informed
265. hope the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled
266. every (used of count nouns) each and all of the members of a group considered singly
and without exception
267. root underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
268. prosperity the condition of having good fortune
269. hatred the emotion of intense dislike
270. sit down take a seat
271. grant let have
272. discipline a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
273. sixty the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
274. deed a legal document to effect a transfer of property
275. state the way something is with respect to its main attributes
276. liberty freedom of choice
277. deeds performance of moral or religious acts
278. Carolina the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina
279. deliver bring to a destination
280. as usual in the usual manner
281. meaning the message that is intended or expressed or signified
282. citizen a native or naturalized member of a state
283. rude belonging to an early stage of technical development
284. plane an unbounded two-dimensional shape
285. autumn the season when the leaves fall from the trees
286. protest a formal and solemn declaration of objection
287. note a brief written record
288. allow make it possible for something to happen
289. drug a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
290. pursuit the act of following in an effort to overtake or capture
291. content satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
292. Martin French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
293. promise a verbal commitment agreeing to do something in the future
294. land the solid part of the earth's surface
295. drinking the act of consuming liquids
296. American of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or
culture
297. lift raise from a lower to a higher position
298. hundred ten 10s
299. have possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
300. later happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
301. victim an unfortunate person who suffers from adverse circumstances
302. shake move or cause to move back and forth
303. stand be standing; be upright
304. brother a male with the same parents as someone else
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305. back the posterior part of a human (or animal) body
306. obvious easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
307. flame combustion of materials producing heat and light and smoke
308. poverty the state of having little or no money and possessions
309. roll move by turning over or rotating
310. march walk fast, with regular or measured steps
311. magnificent characterized by grandeur
312. police the force of policemen and officers
313. fatal bringing death
314. lonely lacking companions or companionship
315. at last as the end result of a succession or process
316. score a number that expresses accomplishment in a game or contest
317. live in live in the house where one works
318. create bring into existence
319. Lincoln capital of the state of Nebraska.
320. concern something that interests you because it is importan
321. northern situated in or oriented toward the north
322. South the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
323. forever for a limitless time
324. Catholic of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
325. tied bound or secured closely
326. waters the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
327. horror intense and profound fear
328. fierce marked by extreme and violent energy
329. walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
330. self your consciousness of your own identity
331. foundation the basis on which something is grounded
332. granted acknowledged as a supposition
333. solid not soft or yielding to pressure
334. in the midst the middle or central part or point
335. owner a person who owns something
336. can airtight sealed metal container for food or drink, etc.
337. mark a distinguishing symbol
338. lead take somebody somewhere
339. word a unit of language that native speakers can identify
340. somehow in some unspecified way or manner
341. the true conformity to reality or actuality
342. signed having a handwritten signature
343. come back go back to something earlier
344. must a necessary or essential thing
345. rock material consisting of the aggregate of minerals
346. guilty responsible for or chargeable with wrongdoing
347. evident clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
348. violence a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction
349. year the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a
complete revolution around the sun
350. reality the state of being actual
351. son a male human offspring
352. asking the verbal act of requesting
353. California a state in the western United States on the Pacific
354. smaller small or little relative to something else
355. flesh the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate
356. republic a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch
357. new not of long duration
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358. deeply to a great depth;far down
359. skin a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
360. midst the location of something surrounded by other things
361. rough having or caused by an irregular surface
362. spiritual lacking material body or form or substance
363. height distance from the base of something to its top
364. believe accept as true; take to be true
365. ocean a large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
366. sacred made, declared, or believed to be holy
367. travel change location
368. capital a large alphabetic character used in writing or printing
369. speed a rate at which something happens
370. sister a female person who has the same parents as another person
371. concerned feeling or showing worry about something
372. former the first of two or the first mentioned of two
373. make perform or carry out
374. long primarily spatial sense
375. area the extent of a two-dimensional surface within a boundary
376. shadow a dark shape created by an object blocking a source of light
377. trial the act of testing something
378. demand request urgently and forcefully
379. village a settlement smaller than a town
380. marked easily noticeable
381. storm a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale)
and precipitation and thunder and lightning
382. stone a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
383. happen come to pass
384. White a member of the Caucasoid race
385. pray address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship
386. man an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
387. city a large and densely populated urban area
388. men the force of workers available
389. blow be in motion due to some air or water current
390. New York the largest city in New York State and in the United States
391. security the state of being free from danger or injury
392. seek try to locate, discover, or establish the existence of
393. palace the official home of a king, queen, or other exalted person
394. community a group of people living in a particular local area
395. stream a natural body of water flowing on or under the earth
396. hotel a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
397. years a prolonged period of time
398. path an established line of travel or access
399. civil of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
400. words language that is spoken or written
401. one smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
402. larger large or big relative to something else
403. narrow not wide
404. force influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
405. glory a state of high honor
406. pride a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
407. material the substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
408. vast unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
409. honor a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
410. process a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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411. begin set in motion, cause to start
412. history a record or narrative description of past event.
413. right free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth
414. conduct the way a person behaves toward other people
415. ahead at or in the front
416. York the English royal house that reigned from 1461 to 1485
417. mean denote or connote
418. cup a small open container usually used for drinking
419. drink take in liquids
420. live have life, be alive
421. happiness state of well-being characterized by contentment and joy
422. difficulty an effort that is inconvenient
423. needed necessary for relief or supply
424. warm having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or
maintaining heat
425. equal having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
426. thank express gratitude or show appreciation to
427. sweet having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
428. quick moving rapidly and lightly
429. bound confined by bonds
430. steps the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
431. corner the point where three areas or surfaces meet or intersect
432. evidence knowledge on which to base belief
433. opportunity a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
434. governor the head of a state authority
435. spot a point located with respect to surface features of some region
436. situation physical position in relation to the surroundings
437. still not in physical motion
438. here in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
439. truth a factual statement
440. boy a youthful male person
441. sit take a seat
442. changed made or become different in nature or form
443. speech communication by word of mouth
444. straight having no deviations
445. greatest highest in quality
446. plain simple
447. great a person who has achieved distinction in some field
448. girl a young woman
449. usual occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance
with regular practice or procedure
450. step the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
451. bright emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
452. fresh recently made, produced, or harvested
453. down spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level
454. thou the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
455. true consistent with fact or reality; not false
456. judge an official who decides questions before a court
457. meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose
458. write name the letters that comprise the accepted form of
459. condition a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing
460. fall descend freely under the influence of gravity
461. now at the present moment
462. presence current existence
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463. summer the warmest season of the year
464. not negation of a word or group of words
465. die lose all bodily functions necessary to sustain life
466. place a point located with respect to surface features of a region
467. low less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
468. beginning the act of starting something
469. bank financial institution that accepts deposits and lends money
470. red the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
471. hands guardianship over
472. heavy of comparatively great physical weight or density
473. wind air moving from high pressure to low pressure
474. time the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
475. island a land mass that is surrounded by water
476. go to be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
477. end either extremity of something that has length
478. society an extended group having a distinctive cultural organization
479. friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
480. pass go across or through
481. are a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters
482. instead in place of, or as an alternative to
483. King United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned
against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)
484. meet come together
485. people any group of human beings collectively
486. neither not either; not one or the other
487. happy marked by good fortune
488. million the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
489. life the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
490. table furniture having a smooth flat top supported by legs
491. bad having undesirable or negative qualities
492. national of or relating to or belonging to a countr
493. never not ever; at no time in the past or future
494. last coming after all others in time or space or degree or being the only one remaining
495. change become different in some particular way
496. character a property that defines the individual nature of something
497. ask make a request or demand for something to somebody
498. give transfer possession of something concrete or abstract
499. beautiful pleasing to the senses
500. hold have in one's hands or grip
501. dark devoid of or deficient in light or brightness
502. there in or at that place
503. sense the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
504. soul the immaterial part of a person
505. Lord a titled peer of the realm
506. ago gone by; or in the past
507. all to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent
508. out of motivated by
509. real being or occurring in fact or actuality