Handout B: Vocabulary and Context Questions – George Washington (1732-1799)

VOCABULARY AND CONTEXT QUESTIONS

Excerpts from the Farewell Address (1796)

1. Vocabulary: Use context clues to determine the meaning or significance of each of these words and write their definitions:
   1. calculated
   2. efficacious
   3. unawed
   4. acquiescence
   5. enjoined
   6. obligatory
   7. presuppose
   8. extensive
   9. vigor
   10. indispensable
2. Context: Answer the following questions.
   1. When was this document written?
   2. Who wrote this document?
   3. What type of document is this?
   4. What was the purpose of this document?