Viewpoints 3 - A great speaker

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• hold office have an important job or position
• inaugural first, prime
• secure achieve, succeed in getting something
• ancestor family member who lived long time ago
• raging forceful, violent
• high office leading position, top job
• founding documents historical papers relating to the creation of the US
• far-reaching having a great effect
• adversary enemy, opponent
• subject to dependent on, informed by
• sap weaken
• decline fall, weaken
• discord disagreement
• proclaim say something publicly
• grievance complaint
• recriminations critixising someone who has critizised you
• reaffirm say something again
• enduring lasting
• precious valuable
• pursue try to achieve
• settle for accept
• raw very sore
• faction minority group
• prosperous rich and successful
• inventive creative
• stand pat remain unchanged
• wield use
• harness control and make use of
• peril danger, risk
• charter official document describing laws and rights
• to face down confront, stand up to
• sturdy strong
• alliance union, pact between countries
• conviction belief
• emanate from come from
• to forge develop, create
• waver hesitate, weaken
• advance try to reach
• heritage inheritance, tradition
• mutual shared
• deceit dishonesty, tricking people
• dissent strong disagreementwith general opinion
• pledge promise
• flourish develop and be successful
• embody be a symbol
• outcome final result
• hardship pain, suffering

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