MLK Letter from Birmingham Jail 1-15

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15 Terms

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forbearance

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges

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2

sanction

official permission or approval

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3

provincial

associated with an administrative district of a nation

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4

gainsay

take exception to

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5

moratorium

suspension of an ongoing activity

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6

nonviolence

peaceful resistance to a government

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7

gadfly

any of various large flies that annoy livestock

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8

segregationist

someone who believes the races should be kept apart

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9

relegate

assign to a lower position

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10

existential

relating to or dealing with the state of being

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11

sublime

of high moral or intellectual value

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12

precipitate

bring about abruptly

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13

complacency

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

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14

repudiate

refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

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incorrigible

impervious to correction by punishment

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