democracy
1 use
Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.†
democracy = a system of government in which citizens have power with equal votes
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
emerge
1 use
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.
emerges = appears (or comes out)
Definition
Generally emerge means:to come out, or to appear
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 58 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
gentile
1 use
...that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
gentiles = a person who is not Jewish; or who is Christian
Definition
Generally gentile means:a person or characteristic of a person who is not Jewish; or who is Christian
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| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
interpose
1 use
I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" — one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.†
interposition = to insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
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| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
Judaism
1 use
...that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
Jews = people who believe in or identify with the culture of Judaism (the oldest of the three major monotheistic religions)
Definition
Generally Judaism means:the oldest of the three major monotheistic religions — having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud
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| Library | 24 uses in 10 avg bks |
languish
1 use
One hundred years later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.
languished = suffering in a bad situation for a long time
Definition
Generally languish means:to suffer in a bad situation for a long time
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| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
pilgrim
1 use
Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride, From every mountainside, let freedom ring! And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.
pilgrim = Europeans who journeyed to and founded Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620 (in this case, the usage is specific, but it can also more generally refer to anyone who journeys to a special place)
Definition
Generally this sense of pilgrim means:someone who journeys to a special place — typically a difficult journey to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
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| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
promissory note
2 uses
When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.
promissory note = a promise to pay
(editor's note: "fall heir" is another way of saying "inherit".)
(editor's note: "fall heir" is another way of saying "inherit".)
Definition
Generally promissory note means:a legal document promising to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
prosperity
1 use
One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity.
prosperity = well-being
(editor's note: Material prosperity is a synonym for affluence or wealth.)
(editor's note: Material prosperity is a synonym for affluence or wealth.)
Definition
Generally prosperity means:the state of doing well — especially economically
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| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
Protestant
1 use
...that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual: Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!
Protestants = members of any of the Western churches that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
Definition
Generally Protestant means:a member of or relating to any of the Western churches that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |