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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass Contextual Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| barbarity | savage cruelty |
| conjecture | an opinion or conclusion based upon guesswork |
| execrate | to denounce, declare to be hateful |
| imbibe | to receive and absorb into the mind |
| sunder | to divide, separate, wrench apart |
| immutable | not able to be changed |
| obdurate | hardened, stubborn, wicked |
| interposition | an influence, intervention |
| vestige | visible trace, remnant |
| chattel | an article of personal property |
| divest | to deprive |
| callous | hardened, insensitive (emotionally or physically) |
| entreaties | serious requests, pleas |
| subsist | to survive, to live |
| digress | turn aside, stray |
| insurrection | an open revolt against civil authority |
| imprudent | unwise, foolish |
| perdition | eternal damnation, utter ruin |
| turbid | muddy, murky |
| exculpate | to free from blame |
| palpably | obviously, plainly felt |
| scathing | bitterly critical |
| conferred | awarded, bestowed, given |
| maxim | a general truth, a wise expression |
| trough | a long, narrow feeding container for farm animals |
| precepts | rules of conduct |
| dissipation | extreme wastefulness, excessive indulgence in pleasure |
| benevolent | generous, kind |