Frederick Douglass Vocabulary Flashcards
Agitated
Anxious; nervous
Abhorrence
Intense disapproval or dislike
Annihilate
Destroy
Appalled
Shocked; horrified
Ardently
Enthusiastically
Authentic
Genuine; real
Availed
Made useful;helped
Benevolence
Kindness; compassion; Goodwill
Censured
Severely criticized
Commensurate
Equal
Conjecture
Guessing
Consummate
Complete
Deficiency
Lack; shortage
Defiled
Having one’s good name ruined
Denunciation
Condemnation; criticized
Depravity
evil; wickedness
Desolate
Deserted; uninhabited
Destitute
Totally lacking
Detestation
Hatred; loathing
Emancipation
Setting free
Exculpate
To free from blame
Exhorted
Urged; insisted
Imbibed
Took into the mind; absorbed
Imbue
Filled
Immutable
Not changeable
Impertinent
Rude; disrespectful
Impudence
Rude behavior
Imputations
Accusations
Incoherent
Rambling; confused; disjointed
Infidel
A person without belief in the religion of the writer
Manifestation
Expression; revelation; display
Maxim
Saying; a truth
Myriads
Huge numbers
Obdurate
Stubborn
Odiousness
Being full of hatred
Perdition
State of everlasting punishment; hell
Pernicious
Destructive; harmful
Perplexing
Puzzling; confusing
Profligate
Wasteful; extremely extravagant
Providence
Care or guardianship excersized by a deity
Quailed
Drew back in fear
Rapture
Delight; joy
Retaliation
Revenge; getting even
Sagacity
Wisdom
Scanty
Less than is needed
Scathing
Scornful; mocking
Sundered
Separated
Vigilance
Care; watchfulness
Vindication
Support; justification