Letter from Birmingham Jail Vocab Flashcards

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Admonish

A

To warn (Adds)

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2
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Clarion

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Loud and Clear

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3
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Complacent

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Indifferent; no general intrest

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4
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concur

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Agree (Companies want money)

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5
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Gadflies

A

People who annoy or provoke others (Flies)

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6
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Incorrigible

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Incapable of being corrected (Un-correctable)

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7
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Moratorium

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A suspension of activities (jobs-many people suspended)

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8
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Paradoxical

A

Something absurd or contradictory (Pineapples)

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9
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Profundity

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Great insight or depth knowledge (profound-smart at something)

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10
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Provincial

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A narrow or limited scope of concerns and interests (professionals- professional at one thing)

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11
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Repudiated

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Rejected as untrue or unjust (reject)

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12
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Sanctimonious

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Hypocritical, and spiritual or self-spirited (Sarcasm)

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13
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Unfettered

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unrestrained (uncontrollable)

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