score
"Four score and seven years ago..."
"I was born a score (twenty years) ago."
tranquilize
make calm or still
decree
proclaim
announcement
sweltering
freezing
desolate
wasteland
injustice
"His death was a great injustice."
"They'll continue to fight injustice."
promissory note
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
manacle
shackle, chains, handcuffs
dramatize
downplay, low-key
pledge
vow, promise
dignity
"It was beneath his dignity to shout."
"She carried herself with great dignity."
discord
lack of agreement or harmony
invigorate
energize, hype up
liberty
controlled
nullification
to invalidate, to make null (zero)
tribulation
"Going to Mr. C's class was a great tribulation for me."
creed
a faith, moral code
obligation
responsibility, job to complete, duty
wallow
rejoice, celebrate
prosperity
abundance, wealthy, rich
prodigious
"Harvard is a prodigious college."
despair
hopeless, extreme loss
hallowed
sacred, important
oasis
desert, wasteland
unalienable
undeniable