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Birmingham Jail
Vocabulary from Letter from a Birmingham Jail by MLK
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| repudiated | rejected |
| trivialities | insignificant things |
| negotiate | to deal or bargain |
| advocating | to support |
| unmindful | unaware |
| consented | permitted |
| complacency | a feeling of self-satisfaction |
| affiliate | to bring into close association or connection |
| impunity | freedom from punishment |
| bewildering | confusing |
| retaliating | acting with revenge |
| affluent | wealthy |
| regrettable | causing sadness |
| degenerating | to fall below a normal level in physical, mental, or moral qualities |
| oppressor | the abuse of power which results in ill-treatment of those w/o the power |
| abyss | a deep, immeasurable space |
| latent | hidden |
| grievances | complaints |
| perilously | dangerously |
| moratorium | a delay |
| ominous | threatening |
| secular | worldly |
| blatant | obvious |