English 1, 2, 3, and 4 Spelling #31, 2012
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English 1, 2, 3, and 4 Spelling #31
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 enmity | a state of deep-seated ill-will |
| raiment | especially fine or decorative clothing |
| implacable | unable to be calmed down or made peaceful |
| vanity | feelings of excessive pride |
| celestial | of heaven or the spirit |
| heretic | a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church |
| respite | a pause from doing something (as work) |
| transfigure | change completely the nature or appearance of |
| Abraham Lincoln | 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) |
| Bleeding Kansas | Missouri border ruffians crossed into the Kansas to vote against slavery (led by John Brown) - severely divided the fledgling state |
| John Brown | abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858) |
| Henry David Thoreau | American transcendentalist who was against a government that supported slavery. He wrote down his beliefs in Walden. He started the movement of civil-disobedience when he refused to pay the poll-tax to support the Mexican War. |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne | United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864), Originally a transcendentalist; later rejected them and became a leading anti-transcendentalist. He was a descendant of Puritan settlers. The Scarlet Letter shows the hypocrisy and insensitivity of New England puritans by showing their cruelty to a woman who has committed adultery and is forced to wear a scarlet "A". |
| william Cullen Bryant | a puritan who wrote "Thanatopsis" at the age of 16, which was one of the first high quality poems produced in the US, he also edited the "NY Evening Post" |
| Dred Scott | A black slave, had lived with his master for 5 years in Illinois and Wisconsin Territory. Backed by interested abolitionists, he sued for freedom on the basis of his long residence on free soil. The ruling on the case was that He was a black slave and not a citizen, so he had no rights. |
| Confederate States of America | the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861, the confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession form the Union., South Carolina, Texas, Mississippi, Florida, Alabam, Georgia, Louisiana in 1861 |
| Battle of Bull Run | First bloodshed of the Civil War, July 21, 1861. Va. (outside of D.C.) People watched battle. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson: Confederate general, held his ground and stood in battle like a "stone wall." Union retreated. Confederate victory. Showed that both sides needed training and war would be long and bloody. |
| General Robert E. Lee | Commander of Confederate Army. Great leader, Lincoln wanted him as the leader of the Union Army |
| General Ulysses S. Grant | The lead general of the Union Army. He was brave and bold. His daring attacks and recklessness lost him many men. |
| deftness | skillful performance or ability without difficulty |
| diminutive | very small |
| stalk | a stiff or threatening gait |
| valorous | courageous, adjective |
| relapse | a falling back into an old illness or bad habit |
| induced | brought about or caused |
| torrents | strong and fast-moving stream of water |
| perfidy | betrayal of a trust |
| Extreme Unction | The former name for the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, emphasizing the last anointing before death |
| diphtheria | acute contagious infection caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae--throat and respiratory infection. |
| annihilate | kill in large numbers |
| carnage | the savage and excessive killing of many people |
| contending | striving or struggling in rivalry or battle |
| malice | the quality of threatening evil |
| precursor | an indication of the approach of something or someone |
| reconcile | bring into consonance or accord |
| Army of the Potomac | Name for the major Union force deployed near Washington, commanded by General McClellan during the Civil War. |
| TNT | Trinitrotoluene, an explosive consisting of a yellow crystalline compound that is a flammable toxic derivative of toluene noun. |
| thermonuclear | using nuclear weapons based on fusion as distinguished from fission |
| apocalypse | a prophetic revelation, especially one concerning the end of the world, a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil, noun. |
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