letter from birmingham jail + the american embassy vocabulary/terms

cognizant

aware or conscious of

moratorium

a temporary period of suspension or agreed-upon delay

retaliate

to respond in kind to a harmful action

precipitate

to cause something to happen rapidly or unexpectedly

complacency

contented self-satisfaction

manifest

to show or reveal

mores

established customs and conventions

provocation

an action intended to elicit an angered response

flog

to whip or beat as punishment

denunciation

a public statement of condemnation or disapproval

flamboyant

excessively showy

nondescript

not standing out or distinguishable from others