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Douglass vocab 2
Vocabulary from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ague | Malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering |
| allusion | An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference |
| arraign | a legal document calling someone to court to answer an indictment |
| ascertain | Find (something) out for certain; make sure of |
| avow | Assert or confess openly |
| chattel | A personal possession |
| commensurate | Corresponding in size or degree; in proportion |
| concert | Unity achieved by mutual communication of views, ideas, and opinions |
| conjecture | An opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information (n); Form an opinion or supposition about (something) on the basis of incomplete information (v) |
| consummate | To bring to completion or fruition; conclude |
| cudgel | A short thick stick used as a weapon (n); Beat with a cudgel (v) |
| debase | Lower the moral character of (someone) |
| deference | Humble submission and respect |
| defile | Sully, mar, or spoil |
| dissipation | Dispersion or scattering of something |
| evince | Reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling) |
| exculpate | Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing |
| execrate | To declare to be hateful or abhorrent; denounce |
| expedient | (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral |
| fetters | A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles |
| goad | A spiked stick used for driving cattle |
| homage | Special honor or respect shown publicly |
| imbibe | Drink (alcohol) |
| imbue | Inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality |
| immutable | Unchanging over time or unable to be changed |
| imputation | a statement attributing something dishonest (especially a criminal offense |
| ineffable | Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words |
| intimation | a hint or suggestion |
| myriad | multitude (n); countless (adj) |
| obdurate | Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action |
| odiousness | offensiveness |
| palpable | (esp. of a feeling or atmosphere) So intense as to be almost touched or felt |
| perdition | Hell – the place |
| pernicious | Having a harmful effect, esp. in a gradual or subtle way |
| precepts | A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought |
| profligate | Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources (adj) |
| quail | Feel or show fear or apprehension (v) |
| redress | Remedy or set right (an undesirable or unfair situation) (v) |
| reprove | Reprimand or censure someone |
| sagacity | the quality of having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment |
| sanction | A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule (n); Give official permission or approval for (an action) (v) |
| scathing | Witheringly scornful; severely critical |
| servile | Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others |
| Spartan | Of or relating to Sparta in ancient Greece |
| hector | Talk to (someone) in a bullying way |
| turbid | muddy |
| urchin | A mischievous young child, esp. one who is poorly or raggedly dressed |
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