A great Speaker
here achive, succeed in something
secure
have an important job or position
hold office
the job, or period , of being president
presidency
written or spoken language in its ordinary form
prose
formal liking, preference;tendency
penchant
informal skill, ability
knack
first, opening
inagural
of very high quality
prime
made feel less important
humbled
formal give
bestow
endure,tolerate
bear(bore borne)
family member who lived a long time ago
ancestor
process of change
transition
increases in
rising tides of
literary in the middle of
amidst
forceful, violent
raging
leading position, top job
high office
formal ancestors
forebears
here historical papers relating to the creation of the US
founding documents
formal in the middle of
in the midst of
having a great effect
far-reaching
get rid of
shed (shed)
AmE close (a business)
shutter
enemy, opponent
adversary
dependent on, informed by
subject to
weaken
sap
persistent and worrying
nagging
fall, weakening
decline
here ambitions, expectations
sights
period of time
span of time
formal disagreement
discord
say something publicly
proclaim
unimportant
petty
complaint
grievance
criticizing someone who has criticized you
recriminations
belief, principle
dogma
here stop something developing
strangle
the Bible
Scripture
state something again
reaffirm
lasting
enduring
valuable
precious
try to achieve
pursue
accept
settle for
not brave
faint-hearted
free time
leisure
an active person who achieves things
doer
literary difficult
rugged
everything you own
wordly possesions
literary work hard
toil
factory with bad working conditions
sweatshop
often, repeatedly
time and again
very sore, painful
raw
minority group
faction
rich and successful
prosperous
creative
inventive
objects to be sold
goods
not reduced
undiminished
AmE remain unchanged
stand pat
AmE remain unchanged
stand pat
make again, in a different way
remake
here basis, structure
foundation
network for distributing electricity
electric grid
bring back, re-establish
restore
use
wield
control and make use of
harness
part of the earth where plants grow
soil
here general, shared
common
the people who made the US a country
Founding Fathers
literary danger, risk
peril
literary danger, risk
peril
write
draft
official document describing laws and rights
charter
formal doing what is easy rather than morally right
expedience
purpose, benefit
sake
nations
peoples
large, impressive
grand
confront, stand up to
face down
strong
sturdy
pact between countries
alliance union
belief
conviction
give someone the right to someone to
entitle
justness
fairness
emanate from
formal come from
here aim, principle
cause
formal make milder, less extreme
temper
behaving in a humble way
humility
something that exists as a result of a past event/ action
legacy
develop, create
forge
literary enemy
foe
AmE reduce
roll back
AmE sp. an unpleasant possibility
specter
hesitate, weaken
waver
here try to reach
advance
something made up of many different parts
patchwork
inheritance, tradition
heritage
liquid waste
swill
sympathy towards other people
humanity
shared
mutual
literary the world
globe
here create, introduce
sow (sowed, sown)