<span>In the sentence from Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, the word scourge means:
a. Affliction
This word means pain and suffering. He hopes and prays that the pain and suffering caused by war will be eradicated immediately so as to heal the wounds of the people of his country and all the others who have suffered.</span>
<span>Brave
</span><span>D. He joins his family in death
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The source is dated but still useful, B
