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Directions
Reread the preamble to the U.S. Constitution. Use context clues
to help identify a synonym and an antonym for each vocabulary word.
Check your work by using a thesaurus (book form or online form such
as http://www.thesaurus.com).
Preamble
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect
union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for
the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings
of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish
this Constitution for the United States of America.
| Word |
Synonym |
Antonym |
| union |
agreement, combination, coming together, merging, unification |
division, separation |
| insure |
guarantee, safeguard, secure |
be uncertain |
| domestic |
devoted, homelike, settled, tame |
public |
| tranquility |
calmness, order, peacefulness, placidity, quit, serenity |
chaos, violence, wildness |
| defense |
barricade, guard, protection |
aggression, attack |
| welfare |
contentment, good fortune, success |
loss |
| liberty |
emancipation, independence, permission |
constraint, slavery |
| posterity |
children, descendants, family, heirs, generation |
ancestor, parent |
| ordain |
appoint, elect, impose, legislate |
dismiss, fire, reject |
| establish |
authorize, create, decree, form |
disestablish, invalidate |
| constitution |
formation, framework, lawmaking, legislation, written law |
tear down |
Using Synonyms and Antonyms Worksheet
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