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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 |