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Douglass Vocabulary3

Frederick Douglass narrative vocabulary third part

TermDefinition
Staid Sober and steady in habits and temperament
Languish To undergo hardship as a result of being deprived of something (attention, independence, freedom)
Reprove To speak to somebody in a way that shows disapproval
Redress To adjust a situation in order to make things fair or equal
Libels The making of false and damaging statements about somebody
Servile Too willing to agree with somebody or to do anything that somebody wants, however demeaning
Stint To skimp in offering, providing or giving something
Vestige A trace or sign of something that is no longer present
Pernicious Causing great harm, destruction, or death
Impudence Extreme disrespect
Divest To take away something from another person, especially status or power
Execrate To feel hatred for somebody or something; to declare someone as worthy of hatred
Profligate Extremely extravagant or wasteful
Dissipation Overindulgence in the pursuit of physical pleasures, or squandering of money
Goad To provoke or incite somebody into action
Debase To reduce to somebody in status, significance, or moral worth
Feasible Capable of being achieved or put into affect
Lax Not strict or careful enough
Turbid Opaque and muddy; confused and muddled
Commensurate Of the same size or extent
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