MLK LETTER Flashcards by Suzan Zahin | Brainscape

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abysmally

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bottom level of quality

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inadequate

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not enough to meet a need

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banned

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prohibited officially not allowed

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segregation

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seperation of one group from another

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integrate

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to make whole by putting separate parts together

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trudge

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walk in a heavy slow manner

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rigidly

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strictly, not flexibly

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enjoining

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preventing

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rendering

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to pronounce formally or to make happen

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menial

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low level, viewed as inferior, servant like task

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porter

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person who has the job to carry things around

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disillusioned

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forced to face the truth of your right being taken away

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brutality

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extremely harsh, cruel treatment

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municipal

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relating to small town or small city government

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entrenched

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deeply rooted, securely in place

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defiance

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resistance or disobedience to authority

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impunity

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freedom from punishment

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deplored

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to strongly hate and disapprove of

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reprisals

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retaliation, payback for injury

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tyranny

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rule by absolute power

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cowed

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frightened by a threat

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clergymen

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religious leaders

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convictions

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a firmly held personal belief or opinion

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forbearance

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the act or quality to exercise self control

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metropolitan

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relating to a city and the surrounding area

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sanction

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an authorized approval or permission

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incite

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to encourage and stir into action

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justified

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shown to be fair right & reasonable

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restraint

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the act of holding back from action

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appeal

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to urgently request

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constructive

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leading to improvement or advancement