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Douglass Vocabulary
Frederick Douglass narrative vocabulary first part
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Impose (verb) | To force upon |
| Contemplate (verb) | To think about for some time |
| Agitate (verb) | To disturb or trouble |
| Allege (verb) | To state something, especially by accusing someone of wrongdoing |
| Deprive (verb) | Not allow to have or to take away |
| Conspire (verb) | Plan secretly to act illegally; to work together |
| Abolish (verb) | To put an end to something |
| Desolate (adjective) | Empty; alone |
| Afflict (verb) | To cause distress |
| Odious (adjective) | Inspiring hatred or disgust |
| Infer (verb) | To conclude something from reasoning |
| Denounce (verb) | To criticize something publicly or change somebody with wrongdoing |
| Conjecture (noun) | Guesswork |
| Calamity (noun) | Disaster |
| Interpose (verb) | Intervene with something |
| Rapture (noun) | Overwhelming happiness |
| Incur (verb) | Acquire a burden; experience something unpleasant |
| Emancipate (verb) | Set somebody free |
| Piety (noun) | Religious devotion |
| Insurrection (noun) | Rebellion |