Vocabulary for Douglass’s Narrative Chapters I–III
want
Deficiency, lack.
invariably
Always; on every occasion.
conjecture
To guess; to infer or surmise.
commence
To begin to do something.
office
A position of responsibility.
reverberate
To resound; to become filled with sound.
ineffable
Unspeakable; so extreme that it cannot be expressed in words.
brook
To put up with or tolerate.
sunder
To separate or split apart, especially in a violent way.
ascertain
To learn or find out something.
imbibe
To drink or absorb; to receive into the mind.
execrate
To denounce or criticize strongly.