Question

As you wrap up your analysis of both pieces, you realize that there’s a word that you still need to figure out.

Read the following excerpt to figure out the meaning of the word vain.

“...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain…”

How would you define vain using the context clues?
Question 9 options:

Arrogant


Violence


Futile


Humor

Answer 1

Futile — meaning pointless or without purpose. In the line, Lincoln vows the dead “shall not have died in vain,” i.e., their deaths will not be meaningless.