USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

[SOURCES]
to die or come to an end

(A) resolve

(B) conceive

(C) ** perish

(D) detract

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -If people or animals perish, they die as a result of very harsh conditions or as the result of an accident. If something perishes, it comes to an end or is destroyed for ever. If a substance or material perishes, it starts to fall to pieces and becomes useless.

Concept note-2: -perish verb [I] (DIE) to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed: Three hundred people perished in the earthquake. He believes that Europe must create closer ties or it will perish. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples.

Concept note-3: -intransitive verb. : to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist. recollection of a past already long since perished Philip Sherrard. guard against your mistakes or your attempts (perish the thought) to cheat C. B. Davis. chiefly British : deteriorate, spoil.