Question

(LC)Read this sentence from Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address: Fondly do we hope – fervently do we pray – that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away. What does the word scourge mean as used in this sentence? Affliction Instrument Lash Whip

Answer 1

The answer is A) Affliction, affliction is something that causes pain.

Answer 2

A. Affliction

Abraham Lincoln is describing the war with the word scourge. In this excerpt, he doesn't mean whip, instrument, or lash, because they don't make sense in this context. That is why affliction has to be the answer.

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